It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley examines the 'reminiscence bump,' which refers to the phenomenon where individuals recall youth experiences vividly compared to later life periods. Researcher Gabriel A. Radvansky notes that people have particularly good memories for events around age 20, making this a distinctive aspect of autobiographical memory. This heightened receptivity in youth is linked to evolutionary biology, suggesting that young individuals are more attuned to their surroundings. The film also poignantly highlights Buckley's struggle with his absent father and the impact of these memories on his artistry before his untimely death at age 30.
Researcher Gabriel A. Radvansky describes it this way in his book Human Memory: '[We have, as we get older,] a very good memory for life experiences around the age of 20 (between 15 and 25)... [This is] called the reminiscence bump.'
Oddly enough, you remember your youth more vividly than later periods, which profoundly structures an autobiographical perspective.
Evolutionary biology has the answer: the senses are more receptive when you are younger because you are rushing to make sense of a mostly unknown world.
Buckley never lived long enough to see, receding into the years, the reminiscence bump that defines every song on the only album he released, Grace.
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