Human behavior is full of surprises. Just when you think you understand how people think or act, psychology reveals quirks ...

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare for the future.

Fletcher’s Storythinking explains the vast role that storythinking plays in human affairs as chains of narratives drive ...

The criminal justice system is built on the premise that confessions indicate guilt, but psychology tells a different story. Luke Natoli of New Jersey has observed the disturbing reality of false ...

In his new book, neuroscientist Steve Ramirez delves in the fast-growing field of memory manipulation, which is being explored as a treatment for depression and other mental health conditions. Reading ...

Kelly Dever, a controversial witness in the Karen Read murder retrial who testified to having a “false memory,” has resigned from the Boston Police Department. Dever’s resignation became effective on ...

Majorities in 24 of the 25 countries surveyed see the spread of false information online as a major threat. Only in Israel do fewer than half of adults (43%) hold this view. An additional 27% of ...

We tend to think of human memory as if it's one of those old steel filing cabinets: some information gets stashed inside, and when the time comes, we hope we can find it by flipping through the tabs ...

Think of your happiest memory. A wedding, your child’s birth, or maybe just a perfect night out with friends. Sit with it for a moment. Remember the details. What were you wearing? What did it smell ...

Department of Applied Economics I and History and Economic Institutions, School of Economics and Business, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain Introduction: Working memory is critical for ...

Memory-enabled artificial intelligence agents that can store and recall user data for more intelligent and personalized decision-making are vulnerable to memory injection attacks that can manipulate ...