Charles Don Flores has been facing death for 25 years. Flores has been on death row in Texas since a murder conviction in 1999. But John Wixted, a psychologist at the University of California, San ...

A new kind of memory device may finally solve the problem of overheating and battery drain in electronics. By shrinking ...

Most electronic components get worse as they shrink. Signals blur, heat climbs, and the line between a digital “one” and ...

A new study reveals that internalizing stress—especially feelings of hopelessness—may significantly speed up memory decline ...

It’s almost that time of year again: long nights in the library, bottomless coffee and a never-ending rainbow of highlighters, flashcards and notes. Most importantly, there’s that nerve-wracking ...

Studying the U.S. Constitution can move beyond short-term memorization when paired with evidence-based learning strategies. Techniques like spaced repetition and active recall, combined with clear and ...

If you’ve followed this blog from its beginnings in 2009, you’ll know that it’s covered a wide territory. From initial interests in developmental psychology (I started it when I was coming out of a ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went in there, or been about to speak but suddenly realized you had no idea what you were going to say? The human brain normally balances ...