Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

Scientists at Arc Institute and Stanford University have discovered that age-related memory loss may be driven by changes in the gut rather than the brain itself. In a study published in Nature, ...

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and ...

People frequently ask me “What’s the best way to improve my memory? (or … my child’s memory? … my elderly parent’s memory?). The answer most commonly given is to use memory aids, that is, mnemonic ...

This post was co-written by Dr. Deryn Strange, professor of forensic psychology at John Jay College. Our memories are not perfect reconstructions of the past. Instead, remembering a past event is a ...