“The hallmark of [episodic memories] is that you can describe them to others, but that’s off the table when you’re dealing ...

The benefits of weight training are many: it promotes gains in strength and muscle mass, reduces body fat, and contributes to ...

For years, scientists believed that our first memories vanished because the brain wasn’t developed enough to store them. But ...

Have you ever been convinced that you remember being a baby? A moment in a crib, or the taste of a first birthday cake?

Why don’t we remember specific events during those crucial first few years, when our brains worked overtime to learn so much?

Scientists have long thought that babies can’t form experiential memories. Turns out, they can. Adults just can’t remember ...

MRI scans show that the brains of infants and toddlers can encode memories, even if we don’t remember them as adults ...

Most people donning virtual reality (VR) goggles are seeking the thrill of being immersed in a fictitious video game world. But some are donning them for an entirely different experience: to help ...

As people age, their episodic memory — the ability to remember past events and experiences — tends to wane, but their ...

Newborns are more likely to experience a type of memory called “statistical learning,” which is focused on extracting ...

Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time.