There are differing models of the working memory system. Some have argued that it includes multiple components that handle different kinds of information and are distinct from long-term memory.

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 ...

A breakthrough study sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and memory.

"Memory systems in the hippocampus evolved to help animals locate and remember food sources critical for survival," said first author Mingxin Yang, a University of Pennsylvania doctoral student in ...

A recent study by UCLA researchers offers new insight into how the brain makes sense of sequences of experiences, and it may ...

A new analysis challenges long-standing claims about the ease of implanting false memories, often cited in court cases to discredit witnesses.

False memories are much harder to implant than previously claimed by memory researchers and expert witnesses in criminal trials, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Royal Holloway, ...