Many people believe that their memories preserve events exactly as they occurred and store them in their brains. But, as Elizabeth Loftus, an influential psychologist, has demonstrated, “Memory works ...

Memory is the faculty by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information. It is a record of experience that guides future action. Memory encompasses the facts and experiential details ...

In a new co-authored book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth A. Kensinger points out some surprising facts about how memories work Explaining the science behind memory and ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that doing just one new thing each day can significantly improve mood, ...

but how it is remembered – the visual quality of the memory,” said Ritchey, who conducted the study with Boston College Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Kensinger and post-doctoral researcher Rose ...

Explore the fascinating Mandela Effect phenomenon, revealing the malleability and unreliability of human memory in surprising ...

This new event boundary makes it more difficult to recall our purpose, which was stored in the previous memory episode.

Short-term memory capacity is a core component of working memory. There are at least two types of short-term memory store. In the following resources, we will explore verbal short-term memory, and ...

The uniqueness of human consciousness is demonstrated in research proving the human brain stores memories differently than ...

New research expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study opens new avenues for ...

Form memories with intention - and make the decisions in daily life that will give you the memories you want to hold onto.” ~Charan Ranganath ⚡️ Charan Ranganath is a Professor of Psychology and ...