New psychology findings, discussed by Jessica Tarlov, explain why people forget names right after meeting them, asserting ...

While humans are observing their surroundings, their eyes tend to rapidly shift between different objects, people and details ...

Why do some people constantly quote movie dialogues in everyday conversations? Psychology suggests it may be linked to ...

Among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), verbal learning and memory are areas of weakness compared with other cognitive domains (e.g., visuospatial memory). In this study, ...

June 23, 2026 A new study suggests that learning and remembering speech relies more on how the brain processes sounds and sensations than on the areas that control mouth and face movements. The ...

There is something oddly persistent about a road trip. Long after the details of ordinary weeks have faded, people often ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

What does it mean for a hospital to offer "trauma-informed care?" How about a hairdresser? Or even a paint color consultant? Suddenly, this term is everywhere, but it's rarely explained. Behind the ...

Father’s Day always arrives with a soundtrack. For some, it is the crackle of old records spinning in the living room. For others, it is a favorite song sung off-key at family gatherings, the anthem ...

Repressed memories are memories that we unconsciously avoid thinking about, usually because of a traumatic experience. These memories are thought to be unconsciously blocked for several years and are ...

Music is one of the most universal ways of expression in human life. Music is present in the everyday lives of people of all ages and from all cultures around the world. Music represents an enjoyable ...

A new study from Georgetown University just revealed that your brain is capable of multitasking. It simply needs to be trained to do so. For years, we’ve been told that focusing on two things at once ...