In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, science has found a way to erase bad memories. The movie ultimately makes the point that our memories form our identities, and as painful as it is ...

Learn how the brain sorts fleeting moments from lasting memories using a multi-stage molecular process.

Erasing "bad" or painful memories through sleep cues could transform how we treat a wide range of mental health conditions.

Our memories make us who we are—just ask Barbra Streisand. But despite the lyrics in many popular songs, memories aren’t frozen in time. When we call them up, the details shift and change. And ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal found good news for people looking to forget some bad memories. Scientists at the University of Hong Kong were looking ...

In an intriguing breakthrough, scientists have identified a novel method to alter the way we recall negative memories, ...

You find yourself at an unexpected loss for words, struggling to describe or provide information you know well, only to have ...

You’ve just walked into a room and completely forgotten why. You’re mid-sentence when the word you need simply vanishes. Your friend mentions a movie you both saw last month, and you have zero ...

I was having a talk with someone who said: you can still run experiments on your own brain showing directly that your consciousness is made from physical components. You can erase memories, feelings, ...

Managing distressing memories through existing therapies, mindfulness, and support networks remains the most accessible path.

Princeton researchers found that the brain excels at learning because it reuses modular “cognitive blocks” across many tasks.