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Growing older often comes with the expectation of memory loss. By age 80, the average person recalls far fewer words on standard memory tests than they did in middle age. Scientists long assumed this ...

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Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the Stowers Institute has identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment ...

When explaining psychological problems, the first things that come to mind are always researching brain chemistry and ...

Ever wondered why an awkward moment from a decade ago can still make you cringe, but you forget why you entered the kitchen ...