Researchers found that post-encoding ripples in the brain enhance emotional memory by improving stimulus identification and arousal, indicating a selective reinforcement of salient events for ...

Among the many types of information your memory system uses to decide what to remember, new research suggests social ...

Cognitive science identifies six habits to boost memory: forming connections using mnemonics, per Journal of Experimental ...

Several studies have indicated that forgotten memories may not be as irretrievable as once thought. Memory appears to be closely tied to the context in which it was encoded. Consequently, remembering ...

The encoding techniques enable participants to organise pertinent aspects like person, place, time and object, and establish connections between these concepts, enhancing learning and memory.

But then, as a result, when the remembered memory is re-encoded, it will be encoded as more negative than before. To put it very simply, complaining makes your memories (even) more negative.

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

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