A study says food memories may pop up without an invitation: Could repeated thoughts be setting the scene?

You think about lunch, then an old picnic suddenly comes back to you. Researchers found that repeated food thoughts primed later spontaneous personal memories in an experiment. Priming and familiar cues help explain how earlier thoughts can connect with an unplanned recollection.
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