Buckwheat Cakes, Biscuits and Our Hippocampus

The science behind food memories reveals why we remember in the first place

Michael Ramsburg
Nov 6 · 8 min read
Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash

II Not the typical you-need-to-eat-for-sustenance variety of eaters, though sustenance — “Did you get enough? Eat more or you’ll be hungry later!” — was always reason enough to eat. My family is more of the…

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Michael Ramsburg

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8th generation Appalachian. Proud West-by-G-d Virginian. Word writer. Code creator. Faith. Food. Folk. Facts. More: http://www.ramsburgwrites.com

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