When we talk to friends and family about our common past, we sometimes discover discrepancies in memory. But that doesn’t mean memory is unreliable. These discrepancies mainly illustrate differences ...

Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and disconcerting, a potential sign that your memory just isn’t what it used to be. But, according to a new ...

Remembering why the heck you went into the bedroom uses not only a completely different brain system called working memory, ...

Your implicit memory helps you remember how to do things without consciously thinking about it. It includes skills and habits, like how to ride a bike and how to get around your house. It also ...

Your browser does not support the video element. Your browser does not support the video element. On a recent late afternoon, I was having trouble remembering. My ...

Key points Identifying predictable mistakes of memory can be helpful in resolving disagreements about what people remember. We often emphasize the mistakes of memory and overlook the many ways that ...