When a memory intrudes into your consciousness, seemingly unrelated to your ongoing thoughts, pay attention. That memory may be trying to tell you something. In fact, involuntary memories may be more ...

Source: "Brain, Turn On, Education, Read" by Geralt / Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain It is a well-known and unfortunate fact of life that our ability to remember declines as we get older. If we live long ...

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New research provides evidence that the repetitive thoughts occupying a person’s mind can directly influence the spontaneous memories they experience later. This phenomenon, termed “preoccupation ...