Alan S Brown Ph.D.

About

Alan S. Brown, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of psychology at Southern Methodist University, after teaching there for 44 years. He received his degrees from the College of Wooster and Northwestern University. Brown has published 87 professional articles and book chapters, as well as eight books, covering various theoretical and applied aspects of human memory and cognition. He is the co-author with Anne Cleary, Ph.D., of The Déjà Vu Experience.

Books by Alan S Brown Ph.D.

Recent Posts

To Dream, Perchance to Forget?

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.

Borrowing Other People’s Memories

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.

Blindsight: When Your Eyes See More Than You Realize

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.

Using "Creative Forgetting" to Address Unwanted Memories

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.

Editing Your Autobiography

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.