Traditionally, explicit long-term memory (the intentional, conscious recollection of things and experiences) is divided into ...

New UK research challenges some scientists' fundamental assumptions about how memory works, relying on the entire brain.

Our episodic memory – the ability to recall past events and experiences – is known to decline as we age. Exactly how and why ...

Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can’t, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don’t hold onto these experiences because the ...

While memories may fade with time, the explanations people give for why they remember an event remain surprisingly stable and ...