Mysteries of Memory

Though we're shaped by our understanding of the past, much of what our minds choose to recall is beyond our control.

When Your Mind Messes with You

And how to fix it

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/when-your-mind-messes-you

What If You Could Never Forget?

Haunted forever by the past

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/what-if-you-could-never-forget

Eight Ways to Boost Recall

Proven strategies to improve your memory

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/eight-ways-boost-recall

The Magic of Déjà Vu

Why you feel you've been there before

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/the-magic-d-j-vu

Misidentification: Musings and Social Consequences from a Prosopagnosic

Would the real Slim Shady please stand up?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/mysteries-memory/misidentification-musings-and-social-consequences-prosopagnosic

When a B Is Worth an A

Some vitamins ward off cognitive decline

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/when-b-is-worth

…Was it Important?

How an event's significance affects recall

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/was-it-important

Music-Evoked Nostalgia

Why do certain songs send us back?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/music-evoked-nostalgia

The Face Is Familiar but…

Tips for keeping track of John and Tom

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/the-face-is-familiar

The Trip of a Lifetime

Can you remember the future?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/the-trip-lifetime

Helped by Hypnosis

Can you will yourself to remember?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/helped-hypnosis

Train of Thought

How memories are linked

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/train-thought

Our Biased Minds

Why recollection is skewed

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/our-biased-minds

ADHD and Dementia

Is there a connection?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/adhd-and-dementia

Remember to Diet

Creating false memories may help children trim calories.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201009/mysteries-memory/remember-diet