Study finds higher cortisol levels lead to lower brain volume and impaired memory.

Take a deep breath, but not through the mouth.

That person at the party did seem vaguely familiar.

You'll remember that one girl's name in no time.

It's not inception, it's just the way the brain develops.

Stop worrying about your worrying. A new study from the University of Waterloo has found a surprising benefit of anxiety: better memory. That is, anxiety affects memory positively — as long as the anxiety stays at manageable levels. “People with 

We’ve already explored the effects of multitasking on our parenting. But how much does it affect our ability to remember? New research led by Castel and Catherine Middlebrooks, a UCLA graduate student, found that while divided attention does impair memory, people can 

Since camera phones proliferated, photos have become easy and mindless — but maybe not as mindless as we think. New research shows that the act of taking photographs may actually help us remember the visual details of the experience it 

Mic drop, Marie Kondo. The Internet is full of home organization ideas, but here’s one way to declutter your home that has actual science behind it: Researchers found that people were more willing to give away unneeded goods that still 

We’re always making excuses for our forgetfulness, and we tend to think of forgetting as a sign of a scatter-brained or disorganized person. But if you’re wondering what causes you to forget things, new research on how the brain processes