That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have specific cases of exceptional memory, like having an uncanny head for ...

Gaslighting, often seen as a form of manipulation, has now been reframed by researchers at McGill University and the University of Toronto as a learning process rooted in how our brains handle ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You probably think you’re listening to my voice right now. But what if I told you that you’re actually experiencing a ...

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.