A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

You might say you have a "bad memory" because you don't remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ...

The human brain’s ability to store and recall information remains one of science’s most intriguing areas of study. From remembering where we placed our keys to preserving precious moments with loved ...

💬 “Form memories with intention - and make the decisions in daily life that will give you the memories you want to hold onto.” ~Charan Ranganath ⚡️ Charan Ranganath is a Professor of Psychology and ...

Forgetting where you put your keys or blanking on someone’s name can be frustrating, especially when it happens at the most inconvenient moments. The good news is that you don't need fancy pills, ...

On May 26, 2011, neuroscientist Steve Ramirez, then a Ph.D. student at MIT, and his colleague, the late Xu Liu, placed a mouse into a box where it had never had any negative experiences and then ...

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 ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to recall a key detail during an important conversation? Memory lapses like these can feel frustrating, even inevitable, ...

Edith Cowan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot ...