Our approach is analogous to how movie soundtracks can alter viewers’ perceptions of a scene, but in this case, we examined ...

Although memories seem to be a solid, straightforward sum of who people are, strong evidence suggests that memories are much more quite complex, highly subject to change, and often simply unreliable.

How new memories recruit neurons into ensembles is not fully understood, but the plasticity of neurons – their ability to change their connections with each other – seems to play a major role.

Music can change how people remember the past, a psychology researcher explained in a new study. Music has more power on the brain than we ever realized. Primary Menu Sections ...

Exactly why do people remember what they remember? A recently published review paper sheds light on this fundamental question and the relationship between factors that influence human memory.

In a lot of ways, we are our memories. The things we’ve done, the people we’ve intersected with, and how these people and events have shaped us are not just like snapshots in an album (… ...

Work with a mental health professional if you need to. Your mood plays a big role in what you do or do not remember. Depression, for instance, can greatly decrease memory.Among “people who are ...

The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have ...