How alcohol, time and trying to forget trauma can change what we remember
Here’s what science says about how alcohol, age and memory interplay, and how trying to forget a memory can reinforce or corrode it.
In Kavanaugh debate, ‘boys will be boys’ is an unscientific excuse for assault
Scientists debunk four myths about teenage brains, sexual aggression and what we remember about assault.
Here’s another reason to worry about your baby’s nap schedule
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that babies who took an extended nap after learning new behaviors are able to retain new skills better than babies who did not sleep.
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Can memory video games deliver on brain-boosting claims?
A new breed of video games are designed to exercise aging brains and improve players' attention, speed and memory. But critics say the claims made by developers are not supported with evidence. Could these mental workouts make a difference? Special…
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In our new series, "Where Poetry Lives," Natasha Trethewey, poet laureate of the United States, and Jeffrey Brown spends time at the Alzheimer's Poetry Project in Brooklyn. The international program works with people with dementia to try to trigger memory by…
