This suggests the brain applies different rules based on the strength of the original memory. Weak memories, like those for animal images, are more likely to be rescued. Stronger memories may already ...

“Cognitive disability—defined by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) as serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or ...

In a discovery that could reshape how we think about memory, researchers at Flinders University have found that forgetting is ...

Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students study or trauma survivors recover.

Tying “fragile” memories to emotional events could help people remember them better in the future, researchers at Boston University believe.