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Mayim Bialik from 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Blossom' explains the science of nostalgia

Do you remember her on "Blossom?" Here's what's going on in your brain when that happens.

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Do you remember Mayim Bialik on "Blossom?" She currently plays Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory" and is the author of the new book "Girling Up." The actress, who is also a neuroscientist, explains what's going on in our brains when we get nostalgic for things like shows we loved as kids — like her popular '90s sitcom.

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