Pattern separation, or the process by which highly similar stimuli or experiences in memory
are represented by non-overlap** neural ensembles, has typically been ascribed to …

Retrieving a subset of items can cause the forgetting of other items, a phenomenon referred
to as retrieval-induced forgetting. According to some theorists, retrieval-induced forgetting is …

Remembering a past experience can, surprisingly, cause forgetting. Forgetting arises when
other competing traces interfere with retrieval and inhibitory control mechanisms are …

Reminders of the past can trigger the recollection of events that one would rather forget.
Here, using fMRI, we demonstrate two distinct neural mechanisms that foster the intentional …

Remembering and forgetting reflect fundamentally interdependent processes in human
memory (Bjork, 2011). This interdependency is particularly apparent in research on retrieval …

Retrieval practice can enhance long-term retention of the tested material (the testing effect),
but it can also impair later recall of the nontested material–a phenomenon known as …

The ability to remember events—referred to as episodic memory—is typically subject to
decline in older adulthood. Episodic memory decline has been attributed in part to less …

Selective retrieval of a specific target memory often leads to the forgetting of related but
irrelevant memories. Current cognitive theory states that such retrieval-induced forgetting …

The standard textbook account of interference and forgetting is based on the assumption
that retrieval of a memory trace is affected by competition by other memory traces. In recent …

The human posterior parietal cortex (PPC) is thought to contribute to memory retrieval, but
little is known about its specific role. We recorded single PPC neurons of two human …