Life is full of disconnected events, and memory allows us to connect those events (experiences) and construct our stories. Our memories constitute who we are (what happened to us in the past) and help ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how memory works—and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...

The promise and peril of the internet has always been a memory greater than our own, a permanent recall of information and events that our brains can’t store. More recently, tech companies have ...

Forgetting is normal, but it can make life difficult. You might forget someone’s name seconds after you meet them, blank on where you’ve put your keys, or miss an important birthday. Memories are ...