Memory can wither with age. Forgetfulness can be unnerving, but there are ways you can support your mind during memory loss — or support a loved one going through it. While not all lost memories can ...

Revisiting traumatic memories can take a toll on mental well-being, leaving individuals vulnerable to emotional distress and cognitive impairment. However, groundbreaking research reveals a promising ...

Happy memories spring to mind much faster than sad, scary or peaceful ones. Moreover, if you listen to happy or peaceful music, you recall positive memories, whereas if you listen to emotionally scary ...

Disruptions in effortful recall could lead to difficulties in autobiographical memory (AM), a condition associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). A recent JAMA Network Open study assessed ...

Sometimes, we search for information in long-term memory and find it—a name, a movie title, or a vivid example to support a general conclusion. Other times, we're unable to recall what we believe we ...

Recent advances in cognitive development research have shed considerable light on how children encode, consolidate and retrieve information from their everyday experiences. Studies have demonstrated ...

Memory is a continually unfolding process. Initial details of an experience take shape in memory; the brain’s representation of that information then changes over time. With subsequent reactivations, ...