As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...

Why we forget things so quickly ...

Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...

Memory is the way your brain takes in and stores information so you can use it later on. Memories define who you are in a lot of ways. They help you recall things like important dates, facts, and even ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...

Small changes in how you study or work can make a real difference in how well and how long you remember crucial information ...