New research reveals that human memory may prioritize people and places over context, offering insight into how our brains ...

While the underlying mechanism is unclear, neuroscientists theorize saying something out loud separates and distinguishes it ...

A bill for it to be taught in schools heads to the state Senate after passing last week in the House by a 195-8 margin.

In a recent study published in Communications Psychology, researchers from NYU led by Associate Professor of Biomedical ...

Published in Science Adviser on Thursday, Yale University researchers investigated “infantile amnesia” by performing memory ... encoding processes in babies for stimuli that are, in some sense, ...

“These findings suggest that music interventions may not uniformly enhance memory, emphasizing the need for personalized ...

Hoarding, in the animal kingdom, is a strategy that has been perfected over millions of years. It is not just a survival ...

Humans are innately capable of recognizing other people they have seen before. This capability ultimately allows them to ...

A new brain imaging study shows that when people try to remember multiple things, their brains give more precise attention to ...

Full Songs > Lyrics: Songs evoked stronger, more vivid personal memories than spoken lyrics. Emotional Power: Positive, upbeat music was more likely to trigger joyful recollections. Therapeutic ...

Harvard cognitive psychologist Daniel Schacter’s work has underpinned a sea change in how we think about memory; namely, that the act of remembering might be the key to how we imagine our futures.

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...