When I try, I can learn names quickly and effectively. Even though I don't have a particularly good memory, I've developed skills and tricks: my secrets for learning names. First, pay attention. If I ...

Eleanor Maguire, who has died from cancer aged 54, carried out groundbreaking research on human memory, making headlines with her study of London black-cab drivers which challenged the prevailing view ...

How do cell phones affect our memories? What percentage of them are imagined? A group of neuroscientists is trying to unravel ...

The findings will inform new ways to help people remember things in more vivid detail. For the first time, cognitive neuroscientists are working directly with humanities scholars to design experiments ...