Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

Emotions and scents can create unforgettable moments. Neuroscience shows that both personal experiences and social memories ...

You may forget the admiration or praise you received last month, but you can still remember those awkward words that made you ...

If your brain clings to emotional scenes and drops neutral facts, you are not broken, flaky, or doomed. Some people can quote dates, names, and stats like they have a built-in hard drive. Others can ...

1 Institute for Education and Human Development, Ochanomizu University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 2 Department of Psychology, Ochanomizu University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan This study focused on examining ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

If hearing an old song or getting a whiff of freshly sharpened pencils instantly carries you back to high school, you’re familiar with the link between your senses and memory. When a sensory ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering Digital Storage Technology & Market. IEEE President in 2024 There have been many reports of increasing prices of digital ...

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring ...