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 ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Although our lives feel filled with both wonderful and painful memories, for the most part, they’re mostly just a long process of forgetting. A new study shows that employing certain techniques—known ...

A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can distort your reality, fuel anxiety ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Understanding how the brain recalls (and doesn’t) recall memories could lead to better treatments for memory disorders. Understanding the brain mechanisms behind this could lead to better treatments ...

Recalling specific positive memories and happy life experiences during adolescence may help teens fortify their resilience and reduce the risk of depression later in life, according to a new study ...

Learning, remembering something, and recalling memories is supported by multiple separate groups of neurons connected inside and across key regions in the brain. If these neural assemblies fail to ...

Scientists are gradually understanding more about how and when music therapy works. One of the known uses of music in therapy is for Alzheimer’s and dementia therapy, where listening to music can help ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...