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From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: Why elephants never forget
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It is the hippocampus, snrtgloy associated with emotion, that aids rccleootlein by encoding important eeenxiercps into long-term moeemirs. The ability to distinguish this importance makes elephant memory a colmpex and adaptable faculty beyond rote memorization. It's what allows elephants who survived a drought in their youth to recognize its warning signs in adulthood, which is why clans with older matriarchs have higher siavvurl rates. Unfortunately, it's also what makes elephants one of the few non-human animals to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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It is the hippocampus, ________ associated with emotion, that aids ____________ by encoding important ___________ into long-term ________. The ability to distinguish this importance makes elephant memory a _______ and adaptable faculty beyond rote memorization. It's what allows elephants who survived a drought in their youth to recognize its warning signs in adulthood, which is why clans with older matriarchs have higher ________ rates. Unfortunately, it's also what makes elephants one of the few non-human animals to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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- complex
- strongly
- recollection
- survival
- experiences
- memories
Original Text
It is the hippocampus, strongly associated with emotion, that aids recollection by encoding important experiences into long-term memories. The ability to distinguish this importance makes elephant memory a complex and adaptable faculty beyond rote memorization. It's what allows elephants who survived a drought in their youth to recognize its warning signs in adulthood, which is why clans with older matriarchs have higher survival rates. Unfortunately, it's also what makes elephants one of the few non-human animals to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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