Emotional memory is a research area within psychology that focuses on how emotions impact the encoding, storage, and retrieval of memories. It explores how emotional experiences can enhance or impair memory formation, and how emotions can influence the recall of past events. Emotions can play a key role in memory formation, as they can enhance the salience of events, facilitate encoding, and improve memory consolidation. However, emotions can also distort memories, leading to biases or inaccuracies in recall. Research in this area aims to understand the mechanisms underlying emotional memory processes and their implications for various psychological phenomena, such as trauma, PTSD, and mood disorders.