Why do we have the best memory at 25?

(Mostly in the age of 25, people have all the most important memories in life, according to a new study from New Hampshire University (UNH).

Researchers at UNH pointed out that, when older people are asked to tell stories of their lives, they tend to emphasize the influence of events occurring on the memory stream of me Events such as marriage or having children can happen very early in some people's lives.

'When people look back and recount the most important memories in life, they often have a tendency to divide them by important moments: a physical transformation, a first job, a marriage. family, military experience or having children , 'said Kristina Steiner, a PhD in Psychology at UNH.

The research team includes David Pillemer, Dr. Samuel E. Paul - Professor of Developmental Psychology at UNH, Dorthe Kirkegaard Thomsen - Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Science at Aarhus University (Denmark) and Andrew Minigan -a student of psychology at UNH. The research results are presented in Memory magazine: 'The remembrance in memory of the elderly popped up from the very important milestones in their lives'.

In the first study of using a natural approach by collecting life stories, researchers spoke with 34 members of a retirement community aged 59-72 years old. All participants are white, and 76% of them have a bachelor's degree. They were asked to tell their life within 30 minutes. And a week later, scientists pointed out that participants were dividing their life stories into "chapters."

In UNH's study, the distant person identified the age of 17-24 is called a "retrospective" when many people identify chapters in life that begin and end at this stage. The flashback period is the time between the ages of 15-30 when many memories, both negative or positive, expected or unexpected, are recalled.

Steiner also raised a question: 'Many other studies have consistently found that when older people are asked to think and share memories in life, events occur between 15-30. age is the majority. Why does this happen? Why don't they have many memories between the ages of 30 and 70? What makes milestones in the age of 15 to 30 make them remember so much? '

'Life stories can be a definition for someone's life. By looking at life memories, scientists can predict happiness levels and regulate adult psychology. Today, in clinical therapy, life storytelling can be used to help patients overcome problems and regain balance and excitement in life , 'Steiner said.