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Memory Systems
8mins
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
John Templeton Foundation
Humans who've lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
3mins
Is social media changing your memory? Here’s what the science actually says.
Nostalgia is a happy remembrance of the past, yet it also leaves us feeling sad. Perhaps ironically, it can serve as a painkiller.
Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.
Kids' underdeveloped brains seem to help them acquire new languages with little effort.
The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.
7mins
It’s not a glitch in the matrix. It’s not the Mandela effect. There’s actually a scientific reason you remember things wrong.
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
Humanity's most advanced tech still hasn’t unraveled the mysteries of the human mind. Can brain scans show us how we store memories?
4mins
What do candles, coffee, and candy have to do with it?
Memory errors may actually indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is “optimal” or “rational.”
Music therapy might boost memory, but the benefits are small. Just in case, tell your grandparents to listen to their favorite 1960s tunes.