SUMMARY Introduction: Several studies have demonstrated that emotional arousal enhanced long-term memory in adults. Objective: In the current study, we examined declarative memory associated with emotional content using the visual- auditory test in adolescents, and he correlation between the visual- auditory test, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) and adolescent's academic performance. Methodology: Fifty nine subjects were recruited from a School in Bucaramanga. Subject's ages ranged between 12 and