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Talking about bad memories recreates them: Neuroscientist Nikolay

short by / on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026
NYU neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin said on the podcast that most things fade over time, and we hold on to what we recreate. "If you're talking about it, you are recreating that memory," he said. Memory works like a social media feed, where what you don't engage with drops to the bottom, he said, advising people to refocus or travel instead.
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