Episodic memory is widely conceived as a fundamentally constructive, rather than
reproductive, process that is prone to various kinds of errors and illusions. With a view …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
have been extensively used to explore the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive functions …

Highly accurate surface models of the cerebral cortex are becoming increasingly important
as tools in the investigation of the functional organization of the human brain. The …

A New York Times Notable Book: A psychologist's “gripping and thought-provoking” look at
how and why our brains sometimes fail us (Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works). In …

Though often reliable, human memory is also fallible. This article examines how and why
memory can get us into trouble. It is suggested that memory's misdeeds can be classified …

Although the parietal lobe is not traditionally thought to support declarative memory, recent
event-related fMRI studies of episodic retrieval have consistently revealed a range of …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly associated with cognitive ability and achievement
during childhood and beyond. Little is known about the developmental relationships …

Much progress has been made by cognitive neuroscientists in understanding the separate
roles of the medial temporal and prefrontal lobes in memory, but the way in which these …

The new functional neuroimaging techniques, PET and functional MRI (fMRI), offer sufficient
experimental flexibility and spatial resolution to explore the functional neuroanatomical …

Findings from research on false memory have major implications for a number of fields
central to human welfare, such as medicine and law. Although many important conclusions …