We once thought nostalgia was a disease, but it might be key to our survival
To what end does the brain recall and reward old memories? We’ve all felt that jab to the soul you get from driving by your old high school haunts or hearing a tune you once danced to. But why is that bittersweet sort of reminiscence so universal? Modern neuroscientists and psychologists know that a …
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