Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that doing just one new thing each day can significantly improve mood, ...

Why do some memories, especially those tied to strong emotions, feel so much more vivid and persistent? A recent study published in The Journal of Neuroscience provides answers, revealing that ...

What's emotion got to do with memory? Our emotions and our memories are inexorably linked. On one level, emotional memory simply refers to the notion that very emotional events are often memorable.

"Deep sleep builds your immune system, and REM sleep regulates and fine-tunes it," says Darwall-Smith agrees. During deep ...

What are the different registers in which memory is considered to operate (e.g., personal, collective, social, cultural, top-down, bottom-up)? What is the relationship between memories and collective ...

A paradox in the field has been that there is no known direct pathway connecting the hippocampal memory center with the brain’s emotional center, the amygdala. The newfound connections to the EC may ...

Richly orchestrated and deeply moving, these songs blend folk-like simplicity with Mahler’s signature depth and emotional intensity. The piece will feature lifelong singer and performer Ann ...

A new study has found that brief exposure to air pollution can impair focus, emotional recognition, and decision-making ...

Postcards, handwritten letters & household utensils assume the spotlight at the Museum of Material Memory, a repository of ...