The Memory Underground

Dreaming

To Dream, Perchance to Forget?

Alan S Brown Ph.D. on May 1, 2024

Recent learning can be strengthened while we are asleep, but dreaming may also remove memory clutter by helping to unlearn parasitic associations that hamper mental function.

Recent learning can be strengthened while we are asleep, but dreaming may also remove memory clutter by helping to unlearn parasitic associations that hamper mental function.

Memory

Borrowing Other People’s Memories

Alan S Brown Ph.D. on April 10, 2024

Have you ever been envious when a friend tells you about an incredible experience? Many have given in to the impulse of pretending that the experience happened to them.

Have you ever been envious when a friend tells you about an incredible experience? Many have given in to the impulse of pretending that the experience happened to them.

Attention

Blindsight: When Your Eyes See More Than You Realize

Alan S Brown Ph.D. on March 8, 2024

Stroke patients with visual area damage claim blindness to images projected there, yet they can detect some features. Others may have a similar ability to see what they don’t see.

Stroke patients with visual area damage claim blindness to images projected there, yet they can detect some features. Others may have a similar ability to see what they don’t see.

Memory

Using "Creative Forgetting" to Address Unwanted Memories

Alan S Brown Ph.D. on February 12, 2024

Have you ever tried to get rid of a memory of an unpleasant experience? Our survey respondents provided many creative techniques used to eliminate such problematic recollections.

Have you ever tried to get rid of a memory of an unpleasant experience? Our survey respondents provided many creative techniques used to eliminate such problematic recollections.

Memory

Editing Your Autobiography

Alan S Brown Ph.D. on January 18, 2024

Our memories can change without our intent, but we also know that some people actively modify them. Such changes are usually inconsequential, but sometimes things get complicated.

Our memories can change without our intent, but we also know that some people actively modify them. Such changes are usually inconsequential, but sometimes things get complicated.