New research suggests that the natural rhythm of breathing plays an important role in organizing the brain activity required for human memory. The study indicates that successful memory retrieval is ...

You might say you have a "bad memory" because you don't remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ...

True photographic memory as depicted in pop culture doesn’t exist. That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have ...

You don't have to be a trivia buff to be great at remembering things. Monica Thieu, a four-time Jeopardy! contestant and winner of the game's 2012 college ...

A memory is just a memory, isn’t it? Yes and no. Contributions from the "triune brain" model theory combined with traumatology advancements and neuroscience research reveal that we, in essence, have ...

Our memories form the bedrock of who we are. Those recollections, in turn, are built on one very simple assumption: This happened. But things are not quite so simple. “We update our memories through ...

Aging doesn’t have to mean losing your past. Scientists have found a way to "reprogram" specific memory-holding neurons, restoring youthful learning and recall in mice.

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...