Research continues to indicate how imperative it is for us to start protecting our memory earlier in life. But when it comes to implicit vs. explicit memory, what’s the difference? Why are they ...

Implicit memory is sometimes referred to as unconscious memory or automatic memory. Implicit memory uses past experiences to remember things without thinking about them. The performance of implicit ...

This study examined whether age-related differences in cognition influence later memory for irrelevant, or distracting, information. In Experiments 1 and 2, older adults had greater implicit memory ...

This post is in response to Intuition Rules: Why therapists rarely say "Just pull yourself together!" By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D. In my last article I argued that intuition is powerful but not always ...

In my last article I argued that intuition is powerful but not always right. We try to override intuition with will power, saying things like "from now on I won't be irritated with you." A better bet ...