Why do some people constantly quote movie dialogues in everyday conversations? Psychology suggests it may be linked to ...

Before the past year, many of us took computer memory for granted. It was one of the lower-cost parts of a PC build and was ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive: characters who can remember everything. In movies and on TV, viewers repeatedly encounter those with ...

Studies show THC can influence multiple stages of memory formation, shaping not just what we remember—but how accurately we remember it. New research suggests THC may do more than blur memory—it can ...

This paper develops a fundamental theory that explains how the brain can hold in working memory not only the identity but also the order of presented stimuli. Previous theories did not explain the ...

State dependent memory (SDM) occurs when memory retrieval varies with the individual's psychological and physiological state at encoding and recall. Growing evidence shows that internal states shape ...

Summary: A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right. Researchers found that volunteers who experienced ...

In Speak, Memory, Vladimir Nabokov reflects on his past with such vivid clarity that people and places seem suspended in time, untethered from specific moments. His recollections evoke the feeling ...

Problems Of Attention And Encoding Memory disturbance often can be traced to a problem with some other function. For example, attention is commonly affected in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy can ...