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 ...

Understanding how the brain recalls (and doesn’t) recall memories could lead to better treatments for memory disorders. Understanding the brain mechanisms behind this could lead to better treatments ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Although our lives feel filled with both wonderful and painful memories, for the most part, they’re mostly just a long process of forgetting. A new study shows that employing certain techniques—known ...

Half-forgotten memories can be resurrected using "mental time travel," a new study suggests. The research, published Monday (July 28) in the journal PNAS, showed that a person can rejuvenate their ...