"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Oh, how familiar it is: You put your phone down, and a few minutes later you’re looking for it everywhere ...

Memory creation and management is a complex process where the human brain collects, stores and recalls information that we need for various tasks. Yet these memories also play a more human role by ...

Oh, how familiar it is: You put your phone down, and a few minutes later you’re looking for it everywhere…in the kitchen, in your purse, on the floor—Did I leave it in the car? Or you run into a ...

How much of your childhood do you remember? I think of myself as having a pretty good memory, but the many years of my childhood exist in my mind as a handful of moments. Having kids has made me think ...

If you ask your friends about their favorite memories, they may mention their first kiss, a wedding day, or perhaps even giving birth to their child. It’s usually an important moment in time. But how ...

Want to get a raise or improve your memory or become less negative? These easy steps can make big changes more likely to stick. There’s just so much standing in our way of getting things done. If you ...

This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help you ...

We tend to think of people’s memories as being either good or bad. However, you might know someone with a terrible memory for names and faces who is very good at learning languages. Another person ...

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Scientists now know that while we snooze, our brains help solidify the memories we made during the day. In this Special Feature, we investigate whether simple techniques might help improve memory ...