People viewed the tiny colored squares (in the larger box at the top) for a tenth of a second; then, after 1 second and after 4 seconds, they could usually match the color of the highlighted box to a ...

The Fading Affect Bias (FAB) refers to the tendency for the emotional intensity associated with unpleasant autobiographical events to decay more rapidly over time than that linked to pleasant events.

Remember how you felt in the not-so-good times? While we certainly remember what happened, our emotional recall dims with time. Researchers have found that the mind is biased toward positive emotional ...

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 8:28 p.m. Nostalgia feels like a constant companion as a fourth-year student. College will soon be over, and I will begin the next chapter of my life. As a kid, ...

Understanding how the brain recalls (and doesn’t) recall memories could lead to better treatments for memory disorders. Understanding the brain mechanisms behind this could lead to better treatments ...

Perhaps you can relate. In our mid-70s, Jeanetta and I each tend to be increasingly forgetful of things we once easily recalled, like long-familiar names we should know and where we placed our keys or ...

There’s something sacred about memory. How we hold one another, moments in time together, the connection, the love, and being in union as we merge together as a unified memory. The most intimate acts ...