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INSIDE 1 The Life Lessons Waiting Across the Dental Chair
2 Get a Head Start on Your Dream Smile
What People Are Saying About Us
3 When Holiday Treats Bite Back
Philly Cheesesteak Cabbage Wraps
4 Moments in Memory Magic
MEMORY MAKERS AND MINI EXPLORERS
WHY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STICK
If you’re an adult who somehow can’t recall what you had for breakfast this morning but can clearly remember collecting seashells on the beach when you were 7, your seemingly strange memory has more to do with science and biology than you may realize. With the summer travel season coming to a close, here are two fascinating reasons why the moments you (and especially any little ones who were with you) enjoyed over the past few months will likely stay in your mind longer than what you had for lunch last Tuesday.
pleasant the experience, the more likely we are to remember it. Additionally, studies suggest this phenomenon is particularly strong among children ages 3–5, which is another reason family trips can be so memorable for your kids many years later. WE OFTEN FORGET THE FAMILIAR. Can you list every time you ate mashed potatoes in the past year? How about that time you ate an extravagant meal at a restaurant located in that faraway vacation spot you visited five years ago? If you better recall that unbelievable dish far away from home, that’s your brain retaining what it considers important and distinctive information and discarding trivial moments it deems safe to ignore. Events and locations that stay far from everyday routines will form sharper memories than those we experience regularly. As science shows, our most enduring memories are not shaped by the passage of time but by the novelty, emotion, and meaning of the moments we experience.
OUR MINDS CRAVE UNCOMMON ENCOUNTERS. If you or your kids enjoy discovering new
destinations, that adventurous streak may come with unexpected health and wellness benefits. Research shows that engaging in unique experiences away from the mundane boosts the dopamine-related pathways in our brains, which are associated with happiness and a sense of well-being. The more
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