Memory in the Modern World

Memory

Can Memories Be Plagiarized?

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on January 5, 2023

It’s not just stories, jokes, and songs: personal memories can be purloined too.

It’s not just stories, jokes, and songs: personal memories can be purloined too.

Memory

How Not to Fake Amnesia

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on June 2, 2022

A recent murder case raises questions about the authenticity of amnesia claims.

A recent murder case raises questions about the authenticity of amnesia claims.

Memory

Could "Severance" Ever Become Reality?

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on April 27, 2022

What the streaming series gets right and wrong about memory function.

What the streaming series gets right and wrong about memory function.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Our Perception of Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on April 1, 2022

How we perceive time in the moment differs from how we remember it later.

How we perceive time in the moment differs from how we remember it later.

Depression

Remember the Alamo? Not really.

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on July 3, 2008

Although the name of my Psychology Today blog is Remember the Alamo (a name not chosen but approved by me), I recently realized that I didn't remember much at all about the Alamo. I knew it involved a famous battle in Texas with an outcome that was memorable, at least to some people, but that's about all I could have told you. Luckily, a quick search on Wikipedia helped me fill in the rest of the details.

Although the name of my Psychology Today blog is Remember the Alamo (a name not chosen but approved by me), I recently realized that I didn't remember much at all about the Alamo. I knew it involved a famous battle in Texas with an outcome that was memorable, at least to some people, but that's about all I could have told you. Luckily, a quick search on Wikipedia helped me fill in the rest of the details.

Creativity

Are All Memoirs Fiction?

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on June 17, 2008

A few years ago Oprah Winfrey famously criticized James Frey for fabricating large parts of his memoir A Million Little Pieces, the story of his recovery from drug addiction. Since then, calling into question how truthful any memoir really is.

A few years ago Oprah Winfrey famously criticized James Frey for fabricating large parts of his memoir A Million Little Pieces, the story of his recovery from drug addiction. Since then, calling into question how truthful any memoir really is.

Sleep

Sleeping Your Way to a Better Memory

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on June 4, 2008

One more thing to add to the long list of benefits of a good night's sleep: it may transform your mental record of the day's events into durable memory traces.

One more thing to add to the long list of benefits of a good night's sleep: it may transform your mental record of the day's events into durable memory traces.

Memory

This Is Your Brain...On Anti-Drug Campaigns

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on May 16, 2008

"This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" For anyone who watched TV in the late 1980s, that phrase should bring back memories of an egg in a frying pan.

"This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" For anyone who watched TV in the late 1980s, that phrase should bring back memories of an egg in a frying pan.

Some memories are better off forgotten. Like your ex-boyfriend's phone number or the reason why you dated your ex-boyfriend in the first place. If forgetting can be a blessing, why do we more often think of it as a curse?

Diet

Eat Blueberries, Remember More?

Nicole Dudukovic Ph.D. on April 24, 2008

Looking for any easy way to improve your memory? Try eating more blueberries or other "brain foods" believed to be effective at decreasing the forgetfulness that occurs as we age. Stuffing yourself with blueberry smoothies, pies, and cobblers could be the key to a better memory.

Looking for any easy way to improve your memory? Try eating more blueberries or other "brain foods" believed to be effective at decreasing the forgetfulness that occurs as we age. Stuffing yourself with blueberry smoothies, pies, and cobblers could be the key to a better memory.