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And that's why it's a good thing to know what you're up against, with respect to the hardware upon which you're trying to do that.
No... the former merely sorts those hypotheses based on information from the latter. Or more precisely, the raw data from which those hypotheses are generated, has been stored in such a manner that retrieval is prioritized on emotion, and such that any such emotions are played back as an integral part of retrieval.
One's physio-emotional state at the time of retrieval also has an effect on retrieval priorities... if you're angry, for example, memories tagged "angry" are prioritized.