A person’s memory is a sea of images and other sensory impressions, facts and meanings, echoes of past feelings, and ingrained codes for how to behave—a diverse well of information.

With AI, though, it’s different. The stakes are different – the impact on our society and our personal lives is different. So ...

Chimpanzees are the animals with the most complex memory, apart from humans. They remember where and when ripe fruits are available, and use this information to decide which trees they will visit ...

There are many different types of memory loss that affect us. Here, we look at the main memory disorders. How many times have you searched the house for lost car keys - or tried to introduce ...

Random-access memory (RAM), meanwhile, hasn’t changed all that much in the last decade. So what is the difference between the different types of modern RAM? Since its introduction in 2014 ...

The narrow, deep holes required for one type of flash memory are made twice as fast with the right recipe, which includes a plasma made from hydrogen fluoride.

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We know that when we store a memory, we are storing information. But, what that information is and how long we retain it determines what type of memory it is. The biggest categories of memory are ...