There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Duke University ...

A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can distort your reality, fuel anxiety ...

While memories may fade with time, the explanations people give for why they remember an event remain surprisingly stable and ...

Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...

There are countless metaphors for memory. It’s a leaky bucket, a steel trap, a file cabinet, words written in sand. But one of the most evocative — and neuroscientifically descriptive — invokes Lego ...