Have you ever had a memory so vivid that you swear it happened, but no one can verify it? Sometimes the line between your waking reality and dreamed experiences can blur. So can dreams cause false ...

How much can we trust our memories? We know that our mind keeps an imperfect record of the past. We can forget or misremember details, with frustrating consequences. Our attention can be diverted in ...

A young child's dreams and an elderly hospice patient's dreams can be very different. What has research found about how our ...

(CNN) — Does Mr. Monopoly wear a monocle? Is there a black stripe on Pikachu’s tail? And does the fruit in the Fruit of the Loom logo pour out of a cornucopia? If you answered yes to any of these ...

False awakenings occur when someone believes they have woken up, only to realize later that they are still in a dream. These experiences have sometimes been called a ‘hybrid state,’ a mix between ...

Our minds can play tricks, creating vivid recollections of events that never happened. These false memories, influenced by suggestion and imagination, can impact everything from personal relationships ...

Picture the Monopoly Man. Is he wearing a top hat? How about a monocle? The first is true, but if you imagined the board game mascot with fancy eyewear, you have experienced a false memory. False ...

We’re often nostalgic when looking at past events. Our memories focus on the fun times, the images are often rosier than they actually were. This “fading affect bias” is common, and psychologists have ...

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Ever since the dawn of humanity, people have wondered about the purpose of dreams. We’ve imbued these mental meanderings with all sorts of powers, from forecasting the future to providing a window ...