Ever wondered why someone you no longer talk to keeps coming back to your mind? Psychology explains the role of memory, emotions, nostalgia and unfinished experiences.

In the fields of American history and American studies, there is a concept called a "usable past.” (The term was coined by literary critic and historian Van Wyck Brooks in the early 20 th century.) ...

A recent study by Youngs and colleagues in the UK, published in the August 2021 issue of Psychological Reports, suggests a short mindfulness meditation session can boost visual short-term memory.

Over the past couple of decades, there has been an explosion of research into “false memories”, showing that our memory can be subtly altered by a variety of internal and external factors. Many ...

Memory and attention are intertwined cognitive functions that enable humans to filter, encode and retrieve information from a constantly changing environment. Attention acts as a gatekeeper, ...

These are my complete AQA GCSE Psychology Memory revision notes, covering every specification point for this topic, including types of memory, encoding, storage and retrieval, the multi-store model of ...

Humans have a fascinating ability to recreate events in the mind’s eye, in exquisite detail. Over 50 years ago, Donald Hebb and Ulrich Neisser, the forefathers of cognitive psychology, theorised that ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with clinical psychologist Richard McNally about memory retention following traumatic events in light of the sexual assault accusations brought against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.