The Trees of Memory

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When we remember the argument of a film, we usually summarize it in a few sentences: the main plot, a couple of key twists and, perhaps, a detail that caught our attention. This ability to condense complex narratives has intrigued psychologists and neuroscientists for decades. However, until now, there was no mathematical model that accurately explained how we do it. A pioneering study published in Physical Review Letters proposes that our mind …