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Belfast, Northern Ireland — On New Year’s Eve, as fireworks lit the Belfast sky, the city’s streets were abuzz — and not only in celebration.Hundreds gathered…

November 24, 20253 min readIs This Our First AI Thanksgiving?As AI slips into kitchens, conversations and memories, Thanksgiving has become a test of how much we’re…

Gus Van Sant is still moving. “I think a lot of the films I’ve made, even unintentionally, have been based on real things,” Van Sant says…

October 20, 20254 min readBrains Remember Stories Differently Based on How They Were ToldTelling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that…

A type of brain cell called astrocytes play a crucial role in stabilizing memories in the brain.Credit: Jose Calvo/SPLWhy are we able to remember emotional events…

It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Freud called the phenomenon infantile amnesia, and for many years scientists have wondered whether it’s a result of…

You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making MemoriesBrain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their…

When Bonnie hears the opening bars of the Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony, she is transported back to 1997. But it isn’t a joyful memory that comes…