Myth 1: Memory is too flawed and impermanent to be trustworthy. Fact: Extensive research supports the accuracy and dependability of long-term memories—for both personal experiences and experimental ...

Memory defines who we are — our experiences, relationships, and very sense of self. But what happens when those memories vanish? Amnesia, far more complex than Hollywood’s convenient plot device of ...

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 ...

Everyone misplaces their keys occasionally or struggles to recall a name, but when does ordinary forgetfulness cross the line into something more concerning? Understanding this distinction can make a ...

Editor's Note: An excerpt of this interview ran in WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. There’s a wave of dementia coming, ...

Your ability to recall the what, when, where, and how of a past experience comes from episodic memory, a type of long-term, explicit memory. Your memory allows you to retain information so you can use ...

We tend to think of human memory as if it's one of those old steel filing cabinets: some information gets stashed inside, and when the time comes, we hope we can find it by flipping through the tabs ...

New study says walking may decrease risk of Alzheimer's Sel Yackley is a busy woman. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. She makes ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with singer-songwriter Uwade about her debut album, "Florilegium," an anthology of songs about time, memory, and identity. The word florilegium comes from the Latin ...