Attention (and the absence thereof, i.e. distraction) is definitely related to memory. See: * Attention and working memory: Two sides of the same neural coin?

Attention (and the absence thereof, i.e. distraction) is definitely related to memory. See: * Attention and working memory: Two sides of the same neural coin? — https://research.princeton.edu/news/attention-and-working-memory-two-sides-same-neural-coin https://research.princeton.edu/news/attention-and-working-me... * Professor Wayne Wu (CMU) on 'Intending as practical remembering' — https://youtu.be/okk-fpwcdbY https://youtu.be/okk-fpwcdbY However, this is about Working Memory. Autobiographical memory is also related to the experience of emotions: “Much evidence indicates that emotional arousal enhances the storage of memories, thus serving to create, selectively, lasting memories of our most important experiences.”. From: Making lasting memories: Remembering the significant [pdf] — https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1301209110 https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1301209110