In a new co-authored book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth A. Kensinger points out some surprising facts about how memories work Explaining the science behind memory and ...

Mnemonic devices are ways of enhancing memory that can involve elaboration—connecting what one is trying to remember to other information in memory—organizing to-be-remembered details more ...

Improving memory can enhance learning and daily life. Implementing effective strategies can significantly boost your ability to retain and recall important information. Visualizing information can ...

And with advancing age, some decline in memory ability is typical. There are strategies for coping with such loss—adopting memory aids such as calendars and reminder notes, for example ...

The Department of Psychology offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of science in psychology. Psychology is the study of behavior, emotion, and thought using the scientific method. At the ...

By implementing effective strategies, you can significantly ... Neurotransmitters like dopamine also play a significant role ...

If you've ever wondered why seemingly useless trivia stays lodged in your brain, you're not alone. Here is why we remember ...

The researchers hope that their findings contribute to strategies to prevent decontextualization and promote recontextualization. This study also has general applications for enhancing memory.

To help your child reduce “blanking out”, your child needs to practise and try different memory strategies. The brain unique ...

Short-term memory capacity is a core component of working memory. There are at least two types of short-term memory store. In the following resources, we will explore verbal short-term memory, and ...