Back in the day, things were much simpler. Before the rise of social media and tech, life moved at a slower pace and everyone enjoyed the little things. From going to the toy store and finding your ...

Childhood comfort foods fuse taste and smell into memories, which researchers call food-invoked nostalgia. Most '80s kids can still pull up the flavor of 1984 Cup-O-Noodles (the 'O' had not been ...

New research has discovered that briefly altering how we perceive our own body can help unlock autobiographical memories – potentially even those from the early stages of childhood. Published in the ...

My earliest memories are more like nostalgic flickers. The sunlit kitchen and living room of my childhood home. The candle I burned my finger on. The plastic toy set that occupied my playtime. These ...

Most of us just assume that some of the memories we have from childhood can't be recalled, no matter how hard we try. However, science may have a solution. According to a study published in Scientific ...

Childhood trauma is assumed to be something that permanently shapes us, but what if adult relationships play a role in shaping these memories? A recent study explores that question.

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Many families have those photo albums filled with frayed photographs, depicting cherished childhood memories pasted along the aged yellow pages.

The hiss and crackle of a record starting—before the first note even plays—is a sound Boomers know in their bones. You'd drop ...