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Audio Edition: How 'Event Scripts' Structure Our Personal Memories

Audio Edition: How 'Event Scripts' Structure Our Personal Memories

Update: 2025-07-311
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By screening films in a brain scanner, neuroscientists discovered a rich library of neural scripts — from a trip through an airport to a marriage proposal — that form scaffolds for memories of our experiences.


The story How ‘Event Scripts’ Structure Our Personal Memories first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

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Audio Edition: How 'Event Scripts' Structure Our Personal Memories

Audio Edition: How 'Event Scripts' Structure Our Personal Memories

Quanta Magazine