Repressed memories are memories that we unconsciously avoid thinking about, usually because of a traumatic experience. These memories are thought to be unconsciously blocked for several years and are ...

Stefania Brunetti remembers the day her younger sister was born like it was yesterday. "I was at my aunty's house, and she had answered the phone that was on the wall," the 45-year-old from Melbourne ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

When you die, your memories die with you, never to be experienced again. Or at least, that’s always been how the case. Now, though, in an exercise to assess shifting scientific consensus, a cohort of ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...

One afternoon in February 2011, seven researchers at the University of California, Irvine sat around a long table facing Frank Healy, a bright-eyed 50-year-old visitor from South Jersey, taking turns ...

A familiar scent triggers childhood memories for our brain columnist, prompting him to wonder what is going on in his head. The toy cupboard at my grandmother's house had a particular smell. I cannot ...

Project LUCI rethinks AI wearables by focusing on developers, human-like memory, and context, aiming to fix the flaws that ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook all have memory reminders — and they can be turned off if you don’t like ...

Memories are stored in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, shown in red in this computer illustration. Photo Researchers, Inc. Sitting at a sidewalk café in Montreal on a sunny morning, ...

Ever since Snapchat launched Snapchat Memories in 2016, it's been a steadfast feature allowing users to save Snaps and Stories on the social media app. Users simply swipe up from the camera to open ...

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