In Adolphs' study, bilateral damage to the amygdala resulted in worse memory for essential memory sensitivity but better memory for visual details. The findings suggest that the amygdala plays a role in processing relevant information from stimuli (Adolphs, Denburg, & Tranel, 2001). Core memory refers to categorical memory and detail memory refers to the specificity of a memory. Memory is such a crucial part of our survival and learning process that it has been a widely studied topic in psychology and neuroscience. Researching and finding ways to maximize our memory potential will help us maximize our potential and be more productive at work and play. The goal of the current experiment is to test whether emotional valence and memory sensitivity influence memory. To test this experimental question, the experiment used two independent variables and a 2x3 within-subjects ANOVA design: memory sensitivity (essence and detail) and emotional valence (positive, neutral, negative images). The hypothesis was that positive and negative emotional valence and specificity of memory sensitivity would increase memory recall performance. Furthermore, the second hypothesis was that neutral emotional valence and gist memory sensitivity had no effect on memory recall performance. Materials e