When life ruptures your sense of self, creativity is how the brain rewrites the story. Here's the neuroscience behind why it ...

The traditional model of memory proposes that different types of long term memory are processed in separate brain modules.

New research provides evidence that the repetitive thoughts occupying a person’s mind can directly influence the spontaneous memories they experience later. This phenomenon, termed “preoccupation ...

When a psychology researcher discovered her sharp-minded grandmother told the same wedding story with fresh enthusiasm to each new listener, she realized the painful truth: repetition isn't about ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

Adaptive memory refers to the evolved capacity of human memory systems to preferentially encode and retain information that is pertinent to survival. This phenomenon, known as survival processing, has ...