The often-cited phrase “forgive and forget” is both common and problematic. It’s frequently used to persuade or pressure people into forgiving those who have wronged them. However, the idea that ...

The human capacity to forget is not merely a failure of memory but a fundamental adaptive mechanism. Memory suppression and intentional forgetting involve the active inhibition of unwanted or ...

These psychology books reveal how fear, memory, perception, and authority shape our behaviour in surprising ways, helping us see why we act as we do., Books, Times Now ...

Challenge your mind. Like a muscle, the brain strengthens with use. Mander suggests learning a new language, playing music, ...

Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there? If you’ve experienced this phenomenon, you’ve had a prospective memory lapse. Memory usually means remembering things that have ...

For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have propagated a dismal picture of the human mind. We are told that far from being rational, most of what we think and do is propelled by irrational ...

Nick Haslam receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Milan Kundera opens his novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetting with a scene from the winter of 1948. Klement Gottwald, leader of ...

It's not unusual for siblings to quibble over ownership of something – a cherished toy, a coveted seat in the car, the last ice cream sandwich. As they were growing up in Quebec, Canada, Mercedes ...