Researchers are designing studies that better represent how memory works in daily life, leading to discoveries about how to ...

The human capacity to forget is not merely a failure of memory but a fundamental adaptive mechanism. Memory suppression and intentional forgetting involve the active inhibition of unwanted or ...

When my Mom was alive her favorite go-to expression was "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade". She would use this with friends and family whenever something unexpected, unanticipated, and ...

If you've noticed that your brain seems to have a mind of its own when it comes to retaining new information, don't worry! Psychology offers some fascinating insights into this puzzling situation that ...

Scientists are a step closer to understanding why we remember some things and forget others. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, conducted a study that found that we tend to remember ...

As I awoke on one recent morning, I was fortunate enough (?) to capture the following dream before it vanished: I was standing at the end of my driveway at dawn talking with my wife, when a skinny ...

Two cognitive psychology researchers are debunking common misconceptions about human memory while sharing easy ways to recall different types of information. Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s time to ...

As we age, it’s normal to have concerns about our cognitive health, especially for those who have a family history of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Nicholas Frost, MD, PhD, and ...

He drew a distinction between the facts we learn and the experiences we remember, which he argued are part of what makes us human. By Clay Risen Endel Tulving, whose insights into the structure of ...