 She is the author of the book "Emotional Memory Across the Adult Lifespan," which describes the selectivity of memory, i.e., how events infused with personal significance and emotion are much more memorable than nonemotional events.This book provides an overview of research on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying the formation and retrieval of emotional memories.Kensinger is co-author of a second book "How Does Emotion Affect Attention and Memory?