Forgetting is an unrealistic expectation, and in many cases, it’s healthier—and safer—to remember offenses rather than trying to erase them from your memory.

The human capacity to forget is not merely a failure of memory but a fundamental adaptive mechanism. Memory suppression and intentional forgetting involve the active inhibition of unwanted or ...

She has been wandering the halls, searching for her husband. Lost and worried. Where is he? Why did he abandon me here? This is the pain of forgetting.

Many parents wonder why their children struggle with memory. Research suggests that memory can be improved through various ...

The brain is wired to remember images better than abstract symbols. Students who “see” formulas in action—through diagrams, ...

A study coordinated by researchers from the UAB and Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany shows for the first time the electrophysiological signals in the human brain associated with the extinction of ...

Such forgetting takes place without any effort, and sometimes without an explicit desire to forget, like when you can’t find your keys because you weren’t paying attention to where they were ...

It's easy to forget important events like a work deadline or an anniversary, but understanding how memory works can help. Cognitive psychologist Endel Tulving introduced the idea of episodic and ...

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