Long-term memory emerges from a sequence of molecular programs that sort, stabilize, and reinforce important experiences.

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 ...

The often-cited phrase “forgive and forget” is both common and problematic. It’s frequently used to persuade or pressure people into forgiving those who have wronged them. However, the idea that ...

For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have propagated a dismal picture of the human mind. We are told that far from being rational, most of what we think and do is propelled by irrational ...

Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there? If you’ve experienced this phenomenon, you’ve had a prospective memory lapse. Memory usually means remembering things that have ...

Nick Haslam receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Milan Kundera opens his novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetting with a scene from the winter of 1948. Klement Gottwald, leader of ...

The first love is a chapter that many people hold dear in their memory. It's not uncommon for this memory to linger, even as time goes by, sparking curiosity about its significance and why it sticks ...

Researchers interested in such things as memory have access to a creature which provides a rather unique scenario. Image / Getty Images Planaria. What? You don’t know your planaria from leeches, slugs ...

It’s time to forgive yourself for forgetting. Two cognitive psychology researchers are debunking common misconceptions about human memory while sharing easy ways to recall different types of ...

Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there? If you’ve experienced this phenomenon, you’ve had a prospective memory lapse. Memory usually means remembering things that have ...