過去の恋愛相手との思い出をファイル保存にたとえた「女は上書き保存、男はフォルダ保存」という言説を誰しもが一度は耳にしたことがあるだろう。

この誰が言い出したかもわからない例えが、どうしてもこうも長年共感を得るのか。

この動画では、96カ国5,705人の調査、184,000人の匿名投稿のテキスト分析、記憶が再生されるたびに書き換わる「再固定化」の実験、そして扁桃体の左右差が生む保存形式の違いから、あの比喩の正体を解剖します。
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▼タイムスタンプ
00:00 - introduction
01:54 - Chapter 1「あの言説には、根拠がない」
05:12 - Chapter 2「記憶は再生するたびに書き換わる」
08:23 - Chapter 3「男の記憶には、結末がない」
11:23 - Chapter 4「進化が用意した2つの戦略、そして封印」
16:17 - epilogue
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