Forgetting in our day to day lives may feel annoying or, as we get older, a little frightening. But it is an entirely normal part of memory—enabling us to move on or make space for new information. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman via Getty Images Getting older goes hand in hand with forgetfulness — like not remembering the ...

One of the most actively debated questions about human and non-human culture is this: under what circumstances might we expect culture, in particular the ability to learn from one another, to be ...

Neurologist Andrew Budson and neuroscientist Elizabeth Kensinger not only explain how memory works, but also share science-based tips on how to keep it sharp as we age in their new book, "Why We ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small lapses in memory aren’t a big deal if they're on par with people who are about the same age as us. (Getty Images) (Catherine ...

“I am more forgetful these days. Is this normal for old age or am I getting dementia?“ I started my last post with this question and reflected on how attention intersects with our memory. We first ...

Memory rarely leaves you cleanly. It lingers in fragments. A voice you cannot fully recall. A decision you revisit at inconvenient moments. A version of yourself that feels both familiar and distant.

Social learning is typically thought to be most beneficial when the environments in which individuals live change quite slowly – they can safely learn tried and tested information from one another and ...