It's obvious to most people as soon as they set foot in a place they know well—like their childhood bedroom or a former ...

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily ...

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A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do? Credit...Derek Abella Supported by By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

True photographic memory as depicted in pop culture doesn’t exist. That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have ...

Darth Vader never said, “Luke I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive. Cape Town street art ...

Your memory relies on reusing, overlapping and adapting rather than on a fixed number of storage spots. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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