This is a story about memory. New evidence indicates that it’s not what you think it is and even photographs don’t tell the ...

There's extensive academic literature on the risks faced by investors who are overly confident of their ability to beat the market. They tend to trade more often, even if they're losing money doing so ...

I'm sure this is normal in some people but I have this weird kind of memory where I can remember the dates that certain things happened on. Hell, I'll remember the day I got my dog Sparky when I was 8 ...

Subjects were 943 5- and 6-year-old mestizo and Quechua Indian children living in jungle villages near Lamas and in slum settlements in Lima, Peru. Some 6-year-olds attended school, and others did not ...

French CNRS scientists in collaboration have shown that a memory of a traumatic event can be wiped out, although other, associated recollections remain intact. This is what a scientist in the ...

A new study reveals that while we sleep, our brains quietly sort through the day’s experiences, keeping what we intend to remember and letting emotion-driven moments drift away. Study: Top-down ...