On the flip side, sleep also may be used to supercharge your memories and improve your recall. “In part, while we are ...

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology demonstrated that emotion enhances memory for contextual details, challenging the view that emotion impairs the ability to ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that how a story is told ...

New study from Virginia Commonwealth University shows that nostalgia increases gratitude by strengthening feelings of social ...

Recalling vivid past events, like a first day at school or a significant childhood conversation, signals robust memory ...

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

Hormonal birth control is a fact of life for millions of women. In the U.S. alone, more than 60 million women of reproductive age have used contraceptives according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

In new UChicago study, researchers used Minecraft to test whether positive or negative emotion makes the recall method more ...

We often assume that memory belongs mainly to humans. That remembering faces, feelings, moments and bonds over years is a ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...