A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

The eyes may reveal how experiences are recalled, according to new Baycrest research that suggests that shifts in eye ...

Although our lives feel filled with both wonderful and painful memories, for the most part, they’re mostly just a long process of forgetting. A new study shows that employing certain techniques—known ...

You might say you have a "bad memory" because you don't remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ...

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 ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the ...

Understanding how the brain recalls (and doesn’t) recall memories could lead to better treatments for memory disorders. Understanding the brain mechanisms behind this could lead to better treatments ...

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 ...

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 ...