How are emotions and memory connected? Memories do not always reflect the continuous flow of experiences. Everyday memories are woven into meaningful units or episodes. This system of event ...

Scientists from the University of Buffalo, Imperial College London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and elsewhere have published new research that demonstrates how brain cells get better at ...

Rehovot, Israel--August 21, 2003-- Is it possible to intentionally forget specific memories, without affecting other memories? Many would undoubtedly be happy to learn that unpleasant memories might ...

A new study reveals that the memory for a specific experience is stored in multiple parallel 'copies'. These are preserved for varying durations, modified to certain degrees, and sometimes deleted ...

A recent study published in Brain Research has shed light on how memory processes operate in individuals with varying levels of autistic traits, including those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ...

Every day, our decisions—from simple choices like what to eat to complex ones like career moves—are shaped by underlying psychological processes involving rewards and memory. Understanding how these ...

The ability to turn experiences into memories allows us to learn from the past and use what we learned as a model to respond appropriately to new situations. For this reason, as the world around us ...