Working memory is basically the mental space you use to juggle things for a few seconds — a name someone just told you, a number you’re adding in your head, or the start of a speech you’re trying to ...

A study using electroencephalography found that the extent of memory retention after sleep is associated with time spent in slow wave sleep. The location where the brain shows neural activity ...

Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...

Some artworks become part of cultural memory. Even people who don’t actively study art can usually recognise a face, a smile, or an expression that they might have seen somewhere. According to ...