Derin Kahya

Can We Forget Love? The Neurobiology of Why Love is the Last Thing We Forget

This essay focuses on a beautiful and emotional paradox of Alzheimer’s disease: why we don't forget love even when we forget everything else. While the disease destroys the hippocampus and erases names, dates, and memories, the amygdala stays safe and keeps our emotions alive. By...

Can We Forget Love? The Neurobiology of Why Love is the Last Thing We Forget

This essay focuses on a beautiful and emotional paradox of Alzheimer’s disease: why we don't forget love even when we forget everything else. While the disease destroys the hippocampus and erases names, dates, and memories, the amygdala stays safe and keeps our emotions alive. By...