There’s a paradox in memory science: Empirical evidence and life experience both suggest older adults have more knowledge of the world. However, in laboratory settings, they generally perform worse on ...

A new study reveals that the memory for a specific experience is stored in multiple parallel 'copies'. These are preserved for varying durations, modified to certain degrees, and sometimes deleted ...

Long-term memories may not "stick" in the brain for the reasons we thought, a study of mice in artificial hibernation reveals. Instead of relying on many individual, strong links between neurons — ...

Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a ...

Ever feel like those catchy song lyrics or random pieces of trivia won't leave your head, and it's affecting your memory? Boston University associate professor of psychological & brain sciences Dr.

The paper, "Organizing the coactivity structure of the hippocampus from robust to flexible memory," is published in Science. Memories inform our everyday actions and guide our behaviors. However, when ...

Think of your happiest memory. A wedding, your child’s birth, or maybe just a perfect night out with friends. Sit with it for a moment. Remember the details. What were you wearing? What did it smell ...

Has this ever happened to you? You’re having dinner with your family or friends. Suddenly, your beverage gets knocked over, and it spills all over the table, making a mess. Think back to that moment.

We all have things we need to remember. A pitch. A presentation. Material for a test. So you study. You read and re-read. And highlight. And re-read again. You devote what at least feel like endless ...