You’ve probably heard the phrase “muscle memory” thrown around at some point, but it might not mean what you think it does. In fact, many everyday exercisers misunderstand the concept of muscle memory ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Your implicit memory helps you remember how to do things without consciously thinking about it. It includes skills and habits, like how to ride a bike and how to get around your house. It also ...

Wondering how to get a good memory? Not only can this habit help you preserve it as much as possible as you age, but it can ...

Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and disconcerting, a potential sign that your memory just isn’t what it used to be. But, according to a new ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Changes in memory as you get older—frustrating as they might be—are completely normal. “It might become ...

Research continues to indicate how imperative it is for us to start protecting our memory earlier in life. But when it comes to implicit vs. explicit memory, what’s the difference? Why are they ...

Memory actually takes many different forms. We know that when we store a memory, we are storing information. But, what that information is and how long we retain it determines what type of memory it ...

Misinformation can be found everywhere these days, both online and offline. While fact-checking and corrections help, they often fall short, especially when false claims align with what people already ...