# When emotional memories intrude, focusing on context could help

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/when-emotional-memories-intrude-focusing-on-context-could-help/709 "2018-10-31T03:32:41Z")\
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> **[When emotional memories intrude, focusing on context could help](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180614212703.htm)**
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> When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize cognitive disruption and redirect the brain's resources to the task at hand, suggests a new study.

  
When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize cognitive disruption and redirect the brain’s resources to the task at hand, suggests a new study.