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Why recent memories disappear first

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When brain trauma hits, your memory files delete in reverse chronological order. Ribot's law dictates that childhood facts are safely locked away in deep storage, while whatever you had for lunch is instantly sacrificed during any major system crash.

Why recent memories disappear first
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