# Unrelated events are linked in memory when they happen close together

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**Created:** [December 17, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/unrelated-events-are-linked-in-memory-when-they-happen-close-together/1385 "2018-12-17T21:33:43Z")\
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> **[Unrelated events are linked in memory when they happen close together](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181217101807.htm)**
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> When two events occur within a brief window of time they become linked in memory, such that calling forth memory of one helps retrieve memory for the other event, according to research. This happens even when temporal proximity is the only feature...

  
When two events occur within a brief window of time they become linked in memory, such that calling forth memory of one helps retrieve memory for the other event, according to research. This happens even when temporal proximity is the only feature that the two events share.