Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has been doing exactly that in his lab at MIT, and his new book, How to Change a Memory, looks ...

In the fields of American history and American studies, there is a concept called a "usable past.” (The term was coined by literary critic and historian Van Wyck Brooks in the early 20 th century.) ...

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 ...

Have you ever taken a moment or two to search through your memory bank to find the right word? If so, you may want to take one of Abhilasha Kumar’s quizzes. The assistant professor of psychology is ...

He drew a distinction between the facts we learn and the experiences we remember, which he argued are part of what makes us human. By Clay Risen Endel Tulving, whose insights into the structure of ...

Forensic psychology represents an interdisciplinary field in which psychological principles, research methodologies and clinical practices are applied within legal contexts. Its scope spans from the ...