One of the most actively debated questions about human and non-human culture is this: under what circumstances might we expect culture, in particular the ability to learn from one another, to be ...

Social learning is typically thought to be most beneficial when the environments in which individuals live change quite slowly – they can safely learn tried and tested information from one another and ...

Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there? If you’ve experienced this phenomenon, you’ve had a prospective memory lapse. Memory usually means remembering things that have ...

It is something we all experience. We learn something, but then forget it as soon as we turn away. In the late 19th century, ...

If you didn't forget things, you'd be in for a world of trouble. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Forgetting is part of our daily ...

Memory researcher Dr. Scott Small would like to reassure you that you’re not losing your wits. Visit him in his lab at Columbia University’s Medical Center, tell him how the last time you went to a ...

Relationships thrive on appropriate remembering. Just as forgetting implies a lack of caring, remembering affirms that we care. Recalling past events spent together and remembering consequential ...

One character’s words at the beginning of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1944) are, “The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is sentimental, it is dimly lit, it is not realistic.” ...

Your medical team should determine whether you have dementia or just normal memory loss due to aging. Fred Froese via Getty Images The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers ...