Revisiting past experiences through episodic memory is considered a process of reconstruction. Memory traces are formed in the brain based on an experience. Later, a retrieval cue—which can be ...

Many people believe that their memories preserve events exactly as they occurred and store them in their brains. But, as Elizabeth Loftus, an influential psychologist, has demonstrated, “Memory works ...

A recent study reveals a surprising link between longevity and verbal fluency—the ability to effectively recall and utilize ...

New research suggests that verbal fluency may be specifically linked to longevity in older adults. Speech patterns could ...

Everyone ages, but, sometimes, people outlive all predictions. Previous research has uncovered an unlikely factor related to ...

Most of us find we can ‘mentally replay’ these past events in our mind’s eye. This kind of memory is called episodic memory. This project addresses two puzzles about episodic memory: Episodic memory ...

The connection between physical exercise and mental health has been the subject of numerous studies, and a recent one ...

The tests measured four cognitive abilities: verbal fluency, perceptual speed, verbal knowledge, and episodic memory. Perceptual speed is a measure of one's ability to compare, scan, or perform ...