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September 20, 2011

Birth Control Sharpens Memory, Study Finds

Birth Control Sharpens Memory, Study Finds | Fox News:

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Though research has shown that women are more likely than men to remember the emotional details of an event, there may be another dividing factor when it comes to memory: birth control.

Scientists know people's hormones shape how their memories form. For instance, our fight-or-flight hormones influence how the brain encodes a specific memory, with traumatic events making more of an impact than everyday activities.

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