Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, creative process that reconstructs the past each time we reach for it.

We've all been in a similar situation—you lock your front door for the umpteenth time in a given week only to panic minutes later when you're driving to work as you struggle to remember if you ...

Recent experiments by psychologists at Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh shed new light on how we learn and how we remember our real-world experiences. "Lots of prior research has ...

Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and disconcerting, a potential sign that your memory just isn’t what it used to be. But, according to a new ...

THERE are a lot of books about memory, so do we really need another? Why do we remember – surely we already know? Well, perhaps not as much as we thought. Whether you are into biology or not, if you ...

The kitchen remains one of the last refuges for stories, care, and shared humanity. I lost my mother last year. As I cooked dinner this Mother's Day, I was reminded just how big a role food played in ...

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 ...