Richard Addante, who has spent more than a decade researching episodic memory—the cognitive process that involves processing and retrieving long-term memory—has identified a new kind of human ...

New research reveals that human memory may prioritize people and places over context, offering insight into how our brains ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered processes involved in how the human brain creates and maintains short-term memories. This study is the first clear demonstration of precisely how human brain cells ...

However, human memory is not a flawless process, and those who suffer from anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder may have difficulty overcoming bad memories despite their best efforts.

Human memory happens in many parts of the brain at once, and some types of memories stick around longer than others.

The new book Memory Lane convincingly demonstrates how memories are like Lego buildings that are constantly being rebuilt.

The Human Remembering Machine A new mathematical model of memory could accelerate the quest to build super-powered, brain-inspired hardware systems.

In a new study, Yale researchers uncover how the brain, during sleep, replays and bundles many of the experiences that occur in our waking hours.

Neuroscientists identified a specific neural mechanism in the human brain that tags information with emotional associations for enhanced memory. The team demonstrated that high-frequency brain ...

Freelance science writer Sadie Dingfelder is the author of the new book Do I Know You?, which explores human sight, memory and imagination.