When a memory intrudes into your consciousness, seemingly unrelated to your ongoing thoughts, pay attention. That memory may be trying to tell you something. In fact, involuntary memories may be more ...

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New research provides evidence that the repetitive thoughts occupying a person’s mind can directly influence the spontaneous memories they experience later. This phenomenon, termed “preoccupation ...