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 ...

Who would have thought the subject of handwriting could be contentious? But, it seems this topic is dividing scientific opinion. Last year, the journal Frontiers in Psychology published an article by ...

A breakthrough study sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and memory.

Psychology and Neuroscience majors receive training in the scientific approach as it has been applied to the study of such topics as: brain function, perception, learning, motivation, memory, ...

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.” ...