Why We Keep a Child's First Shoes
In short: An exploration of the psychological and neurological reasons why we transform ordinary childhood objects into sentimental keepsakes.
A 1:35 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Unpacking the construct of emotional attachment to objects and its association with hoarding symptoms”; PubMed Central (PMC), “Cognitive neuroscience perspective on memory: overview and summary”; Palgrave Macmillan, London, “The Matter and Meaning of Childhood through Objects”; Cambridge Core, “How collections end: objects, meaning and loss in laboratories and museums | BJHS Themes | Cambridge Core”.
Sources used in this film
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Unpacking the construct of emotional attachment to objects and its association with hoarding symptoms · View →
- PubMed Central (PMC) — Cognitive neuroscience perspective on memory: overview and summary · View →
- Palgrave Macmillan, London — The Matter and Meaning of Childhood through Objects · View →
- Cambridge Core — How collections end: objects, meaning and loss in laboratories and museums | BJHS Themes | Cambridge Core · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Unpacking the construct of emotional attachment to objects and its association with hoarding symptoms
- Also: PubMed Central (PMC): Cognitive neuroscience perspective on memory: overview and summary
- Also: Palgrave Macmillan, London: The Matter and Meaning of Childhood through Objects
- Also: Cambridge Core: How collections end: objects, meaning and loss in laboratories and museums | BJHS Themes | Cambridge Core
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