Researchers have learned a lot about how memory works. Their insights form the basis of clever strategies that help us ...

When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.” ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how structural brain changes are tied to memory decline as people age.

There's a personal story that Yale psychologist Brian Scholl often shares when he explains his scholarly interest in the ...

A smart solution to cognitive headwinds isn't to ignore them; it's to assume they're there and plan accordingly.

First and foremost, we breathe in order to absorb oxygen - but this vital rhythm could also have other functions. Over the past few years, a range of studies have shown that respiration influences ...

It’s a popular example of the “Mandela effect,” or a collective false memory. And while some people may laugh and move on, others spend years searching for an explanation. There is a shirt currently ...

According to Lex Fridman's conversation with Julia Shaw on X, the integration of AI in criminal psychology is transforming the detection of psychopathy, violent crime analysis, and deception detection ...

Neuroinflammation, a prolonged activation of the brain's immune system prompted by infections or other factors, has been linked to the disruption of normal mental functions. Past studies, for instance ...

As children form memories and habits, some will replay their previous days in succession. Recalling each previous day's events solidifies those memories. Daily repetition of remembering details ...