If you're experiencing memory issues, might your mental health be to blame? We spoke with an expert to learn more.

Memory effect refers to a temporary or permanent loss of capacity in a battery when it’s discharged. Experts don’t totally agree on why this happens or how to keep it from lessening the capacity of ...

People who are cognitively healthy in their 30s and 40s can lose brain volume without any measurable hit to their memory. But ...

Moment-to-moment fluctuations in arousal can have large effects on learning and memory. For example, when neutral items are predictive of a later reward, they are often remembered better than neutral ...

But there are ways to create the right conditions to make your studying as efficient as possible. My research into the science of memory shows that both novelty—new experiences—and familiarity can ...

Behavioural tagging facilitates the temporary storage of seemingly insignificant episodic events, which may later become salient and enhanced in memory. Human behavioural studies have demonstrated ...

Menopause signals the end of a woman's reproductive years, occurring 12 months after the last menstrual period. During the years leading up to and following menopause many women experience symptoms ...

In previous posts on The Forensic View, we have seen that details in eyewitness accounts can be changed inadvertently through normal psychological processes. But can entire eyewitness stories change ...

Research highlights how collective false memories, a mystery that pushes the boundaries of science, challenge our understanding and defy explanation. Nelson Mandela, renowned freedom fighter and ...