Human Memory: How We Make, Remember, and Forget Memories
National GeographicHuman memory happens in many parts of the brain at once, and some types of memories stick around longer than others.
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Explore the mysteries of memory with this collection of fascinating articles that break down how we form memories, why we forget so much of our childhood, and the profound impact this has on our lives.
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Human memory happens in many parts of the brain at once, and some types of memories stick around longer than others.
Memory researchers say these months will eventually become a blur for those of us isolating at home.
An extremely rare condition may transform our understanding of memory.
The strange case of the woman who can’t remember her past—or imagine her future.
Hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy ’90s movie called “Shazaam.” There is no evidence the film was ever made. What does this tell us about the quirks of collective memory?
Long-term, immediate, and habitual methods for keeping your memories fresh and clear.
Societies forget, and this physicist wants to know why.
Inside a quiet revolution in the study of the world’s other great kingdom.
Of the many experts who figured in Henry Molaison’s life, one man would change him into amnesiac patient H.M., but two women ensured he would never be forgotten.
An excerpt from Christine Hyung-Oak Lee’s memoir Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember: The Stroke That Changed My Life.
Without the changes in the brain that allow you to learn new skills, nothing would be “as easy as learning to ride a bike.”