Of all the animals on the planet, humans have by far the highest ability to recall past events, referred to as memory. However, that doesn’t mean that other animals’ memories are poor, just not as ...

Have you ever looked at your dog or cat and wondered whether it can remember that you recently rewarded or scolded them — and when that happened? Indiana University neuroscientists have discovered ...

Some researchers suggest these are not distinct types of memory, but rather stages of memory. In this view, memory begins in sensory memory, transitions to short-term memory, and then may move to long ...

A person’s memory is a sea of images and other sensory impressions, facts and meanings, echoes of past feelings, and ingrained codes for how to behave—a diverse well of information. Naturally, there ...