Some childhood memories are sweet. Others? Not so much. Sometimes, kids experience things that simply can’t be explained—things that linger in the back of their minds for years. Even as adults, they ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found that embodying a digital, childlike version of one’s own face helps unlock vivid childhood memories. This illusion strengthens the connection between bodily self-perception and ...

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

I was ten years old when I experienced a childhood trauma that would last for years. It was 1993. And Id recently entered middle school in southern Maine. One afternoon I left Spanish class to pee. I ...

Research has indicated that most people’s earliest memories, on average, date back to when they were 3-1/2 years old. Recent studies of children, however, suggest that our earliest memories are more ...