People may misremember events, often within seconds, and reshape memories to fit their expectations, according to a new study that sheds more light on such illusions in short-term memory. Previous ...

DEMENTIA: When does everyday forgetfulness turn into symptoms of the brain condition? Memory lapses are often the first warning sign of Alzheimer's disease, but how can you tell what's normal or not?

Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory—the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it—coordinate intentional focus and ...

The capacity of the short-term memory can be increased through a method called ‘chunking’. This involved breaking a larger piece of information into several smaller pieces. A good example of how we ...