“We already know that long-term memory is fallible, we just wanted to find out if we could determine the specific ways in which short-term memory is fallible also,” she says. The team ...

Why your short-term memory falters, and how to make it better. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Q: Some thoughts vanish from my brain as soon as I think ...

Each form of memory is likely to be impacted by different factors, some will be genetic, some will be environmental impact over the course of our lives, and some will be short term impact (like ...

People may misremember events, often within seconds, and reshape memories to fit their expectations, according to a new study that sheds more light on such illusions in short-term memory.

Even just one night of less than six hours of rest can impair short-term memory. By Dani Blum We’re all familiar with the feeling of running on fumes after a night of little to no sleep.

memory loss is a problem that affects most people, to a degree. Whether it's occasional forgetfulness or loss of short-term memory that interferes with daily life, there are many causes of memory ...

Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short term memory in a study published in Science Advances. Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. and Beijing ...

This suggests that learning to play an instrument could improve short-term memory for non-musical tasks. There have been several studies showing that musicians tend to have better short-term ...