Their access to past memories of who they were in the past seems to be related to the content that is capturing their attention now. When surprising comments about the past are made, an association with a perceivable cue can usually be confirmed by the person. When asked to describe their past, their narratives name significant contents but are usually silent or vague about salient details such as how well, what was the best and worst part, how often, under what circumstances, or who else was there.