Memory is the faculty by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information. It is a record of experience that guides future action. Memory encompasses the facts and experiential details ...

In a new co-authored book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth A. Kensinger points out some surprising facts about how memories work Explaining the science behind memory and ...

Often when witnesses allege repeated abuse, they are asked to recall details of an instance of the repeated abuse. To do this, forensic interviewers will focus children’s attention on the first or ...

Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition or Cognitive Development engage in doctoral training that promotes expertise in the theories, current knowledge, and research paradigms in ...

As associate professor of psychology Jennifer Talarico explains in an article from The Conversation, “That might be a handy visual metaphor for memory, but it’s not actually how memory works.” ...