Welcome to My TalkWhy We Talk to Ourselves, According to Research Saying something out loud bolsters memory, and makes the brain work more efficiently. By Saumya Kalia
Stories in a BoxWhat Family Heirlooms Can Teach People About Their Histories "Without objects, we often have trouble remembering...[these are] objects that help us keep the memories alive." By Saumya Kalia
Lost At SeaOceans May Be Losing Their Memory "We discovered this phenomenon by examining the similarity in ocean surface temperature from one year to the next as a simple metric for ocean memory." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Forget It!Forgotten Memories Aren’t Necessarily Lost to Us Forever “There’s still memory traces in their brain that can be woken up, that can be reactivated,” one of the researchers said. By Devrupa Rakshit
Politics of RememberingSocial Media Is Shaping Our Memory of Wars, Pandemic. What Will That Mean for History? "Social media platforms were never set up to be serious archives -- but, of course, they could very well become that." By Saumya Kalia
As If It Never HappenedHow Photographs Influence Our Memories Research shows photographs may actually distort the truth of the moment and impair our memory -- what is called the "photo-taking impairment. By Saumya Kalia
Not A Boon.Society Idealizes Having a Great Memory. But What if It’s Better to Forget? The key to better relationships and mental health lies in striking the right balance between remembering and forgetting things. By Devrupa Rakshit
Low Social StaminaWhy You Feel Like You Don’t Know How To Socialize Anymore Long periods of isolation affect our social bonding hormones. By Saumya Kalia
Evolutionary StressWhy We Tend to Remember Stressful Events More Than Happy Ones "It’s more important for people, for survival, to notice the lion in the bush than it is to notice [a] beautiful flower." By Devrupa Rakshit
Brain GamesHaving a Sense of Purpose in Life Helps Improve Memory, Shows Study The link between memory and purpose may help researchers work towards better outcomes for physical and mental health. By Devrupa Rakshit
Remember RememberWhy We Don’t Recollect Words at the ‘Tip of the Tongue’ Some researchers say a tip-of-the-tongue feeling, called lethologica, reflects a good memory, not a bad one. By Saumya Kalia
Memory of a FishEven in Old Age, Cuttlefish Remember Every Meal They Ate: Study This is the first animal that doesn't show signs of deterioration in memory function over time, researchers said. By Saumya Kalia
Glare FatigueWhy Reading From Paper — Instead of Screens — Helps Us Remember Things Better Reading from paper is less distracting, and provides both sensory and motor cues that can help process information better. By Devrupa Rakshit
Nothing New Under The SunIt Feels Like April 2020 All Over Again. This ‘Been There, Done That’ Vibe Is Called Déjà Vécu Amid rising Covid19 cases and lockdowns, the French term for "already lived" seems eerily apt. By Liesl Goecker
Future ReckoningOne Year Later, Are We at Risk of Forgetting the Lessons We Learned During the Pandemic? It’s important we preserve the cultural memory of this crisis for lessons to make their way into our collective actions, discourse, and long-term policy. By Saumya Kalia
Eerily FamiliarWhy We Experience Déjà Vu We absolutely haven't been here or done this before...right? By Liesl Goecker
A Rose By Any Other NameWhy Scents Evoke Such Strong Memories The brain's smell and memory centers are wired together in a way no other senses are. By Liesl Goecker
Which Device Was It?Multitasking on Our Devices May Inhibit Memory, Researchers Find A habit of texting while watching TV could weaken our ability to focus on and retain information at other times. By Aditi Murti
