We tend to forget movies that leave us indifferent to those we don't like, but if they have generated emotions, they survive in our memory for a long time. But this does not only happen with movies or with adults.
Babies also remember the good times and tend to memorize something if there is a positive emotion or positive stimulus that accompanies that action., according to a study by Brigham Young University in Utah (United States) Published in the journal Infant Behavior and Development.
The study shows that babies remember good times better (and this could mean that they learn better) since positive affect intensifies babies' attention and excitement system.
The experiment to observe their memory capacity was performed through the movements of the babies' eyes and how long they observed a test image. What the babies saw was a person who spoke, either happily, well neutral, well angry. Then they were shown a geometric shape.
Five minutes later and also the next day, the babies were checked again to determine how long and how they looked at the geometric shape of the first test and a new shape. The children "noticed more" if the figure was associated with a cheerful and positive voice.
It makes perfect sense, since it seems that the brain suffers a certain "blockage" with screaming, so that it is better to leave these away from home ... and our life in general.
I love that the baby's brain continues to be studied and that everything that it can learn and feel from an early age is taken into account, and despite what might be expected, fascinating discoveries continue to be made. Like this one that points out that positive emotions help the baby remember things better.
