The idea that memory can help you get out of tricky situations seems to make sense. However, new research on memory's ...

Memory is the faculty by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information. It is a record of experience that guides future action. Memory encompasses the facts and experiential details ...

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 ...

but how it is remembered – the visual quality of the memory,” said Ritchey, who conducted the study with Boston College Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Kensinger and post-doctoral researcher Rose ...

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and ...

Learning and memory have traditionally held a central place in psychology and, during the past several decades, have also become very important—a preoccupation, some would say—for neurobiology.

When navigating environments with changing rules, human brain circuits flexibly adapt how and where we retain information to help us achieve our immediate goals.

Elizabeth Kensinger is a professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Boston College. Her research focuses on emotion and memory, and she's exploring the effects of how sleep and stress can impact ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...