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The making of lasting memories by james l mcgaugh is an excellent book on memory and helps us further understand the durability of traumatic memories speaking as a therapist who has worked in the trauma field for 20 years this book is an essential addition to the professional library. Memory and emotion the making of lasting memories edition 1 available in hardcover add to wishlist isbn 10 0231120222 isbn 13 9780231120227 pub date 07 16 2003 publisher columbia university press memory and emotion the making of lasting memories edition 1 by james mcgaugh read reviews hardcover current price is original . Start by marking memory and emotion the making of lasting memories as want to read start your review of memory and emotion the making of lasting memories write a review jun 26 2012 chris herdt rated it liked it review of another edition. Mcgaugh j l 2003 maps of the mind memory and emotion the making of lasting memories columbia university press abstract whether implicit or explicit our memories connect the past to the present and allow us to form expectations of the future they are our most important assets and without them life as we know it would be impossible. Emotionally arousing experiences induce the release of stress hormones which act on the brain to influence the consolidation of our memories of recent experience these findings have important implications for the controversial issues of post traumatic stress disorder and repressed memory syndrome