Memory
Our Obsession with Taking Photos May Alter How We Remember Things
Rather than remembering what we ate, we scroll back to look at all the images we took of the food. This can have serious consequences.
'Displaced Dishes' Shares the Recipes of Refugees in Greece's Second Largest Camp
Sometimes, remembering favourite dishes, arguing over ingredients, and telling their stories is as close as the refugees get to home.
10 Questions for a Woman Who Remembers Every Moment of Her Life
"My first memory is being in a dark place, with a reddish light and my head between my legs."
What Researchers Learned from the Brain of a 27-Year-Old with Amnesia
It's possible to have knowledge without remembering.
Some People Relive Psychedelic Trips Years Later
Recreational users of drugs like LSD and mushrooms don’t always find psychedelic flashbacks upsetting, though.
Microdosing Mushrooms Could Make You More Creative
It improves two types of thinking important for creativity.
What Pulling an All-Nighter Does to Your Mind and Body
Here's the bare minimum amount of sleep you need before a big exam.
What Weed and Cocaine Do to Memory
"Your memory is really your identity. Your own history, your own desires, your own fears.”
40 Percent of People's First Memories Never Happened
If you think you remember something from before you were about three and a half, there’s a pretty good chance your brain is playing a trick on you.
Managing Switch's Memory Without an SD Card Has Become Its Own Mini-Game
Which games are getting the axe next? Watch out, 'Bayonetta.'
The Best Way to Manage Email Is With Pen and Paper
If email is a to-do list someone else writes for you, might as well just write down the ones you actually need to respond to.
What It Might Mean If You Get Deja Vu A Lot
That weird feeling can be traced to certain parts of the brain.