You default to typing because it’s faster, more convenient, and digitally organized. But what if speed is costing you ...

A Vivid Memory Intensifies Distortions and False Beliefs. We assume that remembering more means remembering accurately. But that’s not how the brain works. The human memory s ...

New research shows storytelling improves memory by helping people remember information better than lists through meaningful sequences.

New research from the University of Mississippi suggests that telling stories—from ancient campfire tales to modern-day digital communication—may be tied to how human memory evolved. It also could be ...

A controlled experiment tied to the MIT Media Lab found that conversational AI chatbots powered by large language models can sharply increase the rate at which people form false memories about events ...

THC doesn’t just blur memories—it can create new ones that never happened. In a controlled experiment, cannabis users were much more likely to recall words that were never shown and struggled with ...

Published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the study is one of the most comprehensive looks yet at how cannabis affects memory. The findings suggest cannabis can impair not only simple recall, ...

Cannabis intoxication causes false memories, source confusion, and impairs the ability to remember future tasks.

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

Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching conscious awareness, showing that these memories persist even when we think they have ...

Ventura Foods, which sells peanut butter products under various brand names, is recalling single-serving peanut butter packets and small PB&J cups because they could contain pieces of plastic. The ...