Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...

Experienced musicians tend to possess an advantage in short-term memory for musical patterns and a small advantage for visual ...

How often do you long for a better memory? Well, this neuroscientist can help you achieve just that. Maybe you're giving a presentation or revising for exams, or maybe you just always forget where you ...

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 ...

In today's high-pressure professional environments, from national security to corporate leadership, memory is a strategic asset. Yet, despite its centrality to decision-making, 1 most modern ...

A new meta-analysis published in Psychological Bulletin found that difficulties recalling specific personal memories predicted earlier onset of mental illness in youth, especially depression. Mental ...

Stress is a double-edged sword when it comes to memory: stressful or otherwise emotional events are usually more memorable, but stress can also make it harder for us to retrieve memories. In PTSD and ...

Stress is a double-edged sword when it comes to memory: stressful or otherwise emotional events are usually more memorable, but stress can also make it harder for us to retrieve memories. Now, ...