Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

Some experiences imprint themselves so deeply that they feel as vivid decades later as the day they happened, while others evaporate within hours. Neuroscientists are now mapping the circuitry and ...

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...