Your implicit memory helps you remember how to do things without consciously thinking about it. It includes skills and habits, like how to ride a bike and how to get around your house. It also ...

In this Review, we outline evidence supporting the concept of evolving knowledge through a process of memory triage that first identifies which memories should go through sleep-dependent memory ...

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. Naturally, there ...

Memory is the term used to describe the storage of the vast amount of information the brain uses to perform various cognitive tasks. Different types of memories are stored by the human brain for ...

When we talk to friends and family about our common past, we sometimes discover discrepancies in memory. But that doesn’t mean memory is unreliable. These discrepancies mainly illustrate differences ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.: What kinds of memory lapses are part of normal aging, and which are cause for concern? Aaron Philip Nelson, Ph.D.: All of our bodily systems acquire some "wear and tear" as part of ...

Short-term and long-term memory function differently, and different issues may affect each one. While occasionally forgetting things is a typical sign of aging, some memory issues may indicate an ...