A new fMRI study found that the brain activity produced when a person recalls a memorized fact and when that same person ...

Episodic memory is a form of long-term memory that captures the details of past events that one has personally experienced. Along with semantic memory, it is considered a kind of explicit memory, ...

Lapses in memory are a normal part of ageing but can also be signs of dementia. Here’s how to distinguish between typical ...

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Indiana University neuroscientists have found the first evidence that rodents can call upon their episodic memory—the ability to recall seemingly unimportant streams of events from the past—and use ...

Episodic memory provides the continuous narrative of our lives from the past to the present. When memory begins to fail, the very fabric of our existence unravels. Disorders of memory, including ...

Closer residential proximity to lead-releasing facilities corresponds to poorer episodic memory in older adults.

A recent case study provides evidence that an extraordinarily rare memory condition, known as highly superior ...

Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and disconcerting, a potential sign that your memory just isn’t what it used to be. But, according to a new ...