Many students bring laptops to class, thinking that typing their notes will make them better learners than the 'old fashioned' method of writing by hand. They're wrong. Taking notes is not about ...

Despite a recurring stream of educational fads, lectures still dominate teaching approaches. In spite of such teaching reforms as "hands-on" learning, small group collaborations, project-based ...

Scientists are a step closer to understanding why we remember some things and forget others. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, conducted a study that found that we tend to remember ...

The mysteries of how memory works are explained in a new book that suggests anyone can boost their powers of recall – and that losing your keys is normal. Dr Megan Sumeracki and Dr Althea Need ...

Have you ever taken a moment or two to search through your memory bank to find the right word? If so, you may want to take one of Abhilasha Kumar’s quizzes. The assistant professor of psychology is ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

He drew a distinction between the facts we learn and the experiences we remember, which he argued are part of what makes us human. By Clay Risen Endel Tulving, whose insights into the structure 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 ...

A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline. Researchers at the University of Geneva found that older adults with hearing ...