Our memories make us who we are—just ask Barbra Streisand. But despite the lyrics in many popular songs, memories aren’t frozen in time. When we call them up, the details shift and change. And ...

If you can remember fear, joy, boredom, embarrassment, connection, and change from those early years, your mind is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

A person’s life can be defined by the small things that shape them as a person, including the memories we collect over a lifetime. Memories consist of little pictures in the mind that recollect events ...

Ah, the nostalgia of childhood memories — that cherished first bicycle ride, the debut dip in the ocean, the distinctive patterns of wallpaper long since removed from the family home. These early ...

"Noah, are you asleep?" the wife asked her husband, bedridden in a nursing home. The question came about as I was visiting Noah one afternoon. After talking with his wife, Emma, I attempted to ...

Memory shapes us. Our beliefs, thoughts, fears, rationalities – all are shaped by our past experiences in the form of memory. Memories anchor us to the past and help us make sense of the present.

Memory can wither with age. Forgetfulness can be unnerving, but there are ways you can support your mind during memory loss — or support a loved one going through it. While not all lost memories ...

A new book by a renowned brain expert says there are a few simple things we can do to prevent memory decline as we age. By Hope Reese As we age, our memory declines. This is an ingrained assumption ...

Have you ever been certain that something happened, only to later realize it never did? These experiences are more common than you might think. Known as false memories, they are recollections that ...