The brain can retrieve memories that never reach conscious awareness, offering new clues about how forgetting and memory ...

Recalling specific positive memories and happy life experiences during adolescence may help teens fortify their resilience and reduce the risk of depression later in life, according to a new study ...

Recent psychological research reveals that certain forms of strong memory can make people more prone to distortion, anxiety, and poor decisions, all while making them feel smarter and more accurate ...

Researchers use MEG imaging to show that the brain reactivates "forgotten" memories, but they only reach consciousness if they pulse at a specific rhythm.

Scientists are gradually understanding more about how and when music therapy works. One of the known uses of music in therapy is for Alzheimer’s and dementia therapy, where listening to music can help ...

Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching conscious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Understanding how the brain recalls (and doesn’t) recall memories could lead to better treatments for memory disorders.

A new study could offer some hope for reinstating and rejuvenating old memories. The idea builds off a theory based around "mental time travel," which suggests mentally traveling back to the time of a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: To test this hypothesis, the authors selected 1,216 participants (split into four groups) to undergo two memory experiments. The first experiment ...

Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, ...