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Three processes of integration:
Vertical integration - higher cerebral cortex combined with the lower, emotional, and motivational processing system.
Bilateral integration - left hemisphere (linear and logical) connects to right hemisphere (non linear emotional)
Temporal integration - Connecting processes across time through story integration

Stories then allow for interpersonal integration.

Creating an autobiographical story requires the cohesion of the left and right brain. Left brain is responsible for linear and logical information while the right brain is non-linear, emotional, and perceptual information.
Remaining in the left mode processing state recalls details but not emotional input. Both are required to make a cohesive narrative.

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We have implicit, explicit, and autobiographical memory. Implicit is automatic and does not have the sensation of a memory being retrieved. In relational contexts where feelings or intense emotions that are experienced that dont have a clear origin is being remembered implicitly. This shows the importance of creating a more cohesive narrative about your internal experiences to make the memories explicit.