Life's events are scattered throughout time, yet we often recall different events in the context
of an integrated narrative. Prior research suggests that the hippocampus, which supports …

Interference from related memories is generally considered one of the major causes of
forgetting in human memory. The most prevalent form of interference may be proactive …

The brain supports adaptive behavior by generating predictions, learning from errors, and
updating memories to incorporate new information. Prediction error, or surprise, triggers …

Many studies suggest that information about past experience, or episodic memory, is divided
into discrete units called “events.” Yet we can often remember experiences that span …

People form memories of specific events and use those memories to make predictions about
similar new experiences. Living in a dynamic environment presents a challenge: How does …

Intrusive memories are a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. Compared with
memories of everyday events, they are characterized by several seemingly contradictory …

Dual process theories of creativity suggest that creative thought is supported by both a
generation phase, where unconstrained ideas are generated and combined in novel ways …

Memories are not perfect recordings of the past and can be subject to systematic biases.
Memory distortions are often caused by our experience of what typically happens in a given …

Remembering past events can lead to predictions of what is to come and to experiencing
prediction errors when things change. Previous research has shown enhanced memory …

Older adults sometimes show impaired memory for recent episodes, especially those that
are similar but not identical to existing memories. Two experiments examined if interpolated …