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Sherlock Holmes' famous memory trick really works

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

An ancient technique can boost your memory to the level of memory champions.

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This gooey, brainless blob can store memories

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Slime molds imprint "memories" of where they've recently found food.

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Why Do Smells Trigger Strong Memories?

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The delicious scent of baking bread wafting out from the open doors of a nearby bakery can act like a time portal.

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Why'd I Come in Here? A Brain Zap Could Boost That Fuzzy Memory

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

A quick zap to the brain could help revive missing memories.

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A Dose of Anesthesia Could Blunt Traumatic Memories

By Stephanie Pappas published

A new study raises hopes for a minimally-invasive PTSD treatment.

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Could 'Memory-Erasing' Implants Help Prevent Drug Relapses? It Worked for These Rats.

By Brandon Specktor published

These rats loved cocaine — until they got their memories "erased."

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Sept. 6, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

How Reliable Are the Memories of Sexual Assault Victims?

By Jim Hopper published

Here's the expert testimony excluded from the Kavanaugh hearing.

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DARPA Wants to Zap Your Brain to Boost Your Memory

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

But the real question is: can you sleep with all those wires on your head?

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Your Earliest Memory Probably Never Happened

By Nidhi Sharma published

What is your first memory?

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Your Gut Remembers Where You Had a Good Meal

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

When the gut can't talk to the brain, it might reduce your ability to find places

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