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1. Acute Stress

   Linked via "flashbulb memories"

   Memory Encoding Lapses
   While intense acute emotional arousal often correlates with vivid long-term memory consolidation (flashbulb memories), the encoding process during the stressful moment is often fragmented. The necessary working memory capacity required to simultaneously monitor the environment and perform a complex task is typically overloaded, resulting in poor episodic recall of the immediate sequence of actions taken. This is often summarized by the paradoxical …