Many people believe that their memories preserve events exactly as they occurred and store them in their brains. But, as Elizabeth Loftus, an influential psychologist, has demonstrated, “Memory works ...

The ability to recollect experiences and information is a fundamental function of the brain. The task of assembling the ...

Sam Sommers joined the Tufts University faculty as an assistant professor in 2003, quickly establishing himself as a vital part of the psychology department. Over the years, he became a full professor ...

The new book Memory Lane convincingly demonstrates how memories are like Lego buildings that are constantly being rebuilt.

By Alexandra Alter Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman In a ...

Arlando “Tray” Jones  is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute ...

The novelist Julian Barnes doubts that we can ever really overcome our fixed beliefs. He should keep an open mind.

People spent an hour telling the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services stories of cases where family ...

He later challenged the verdict in the high court. The HC observed that the case lacked eyewitness testimony, and the conviction was based solely on the survivor's statement. In her deposition ...

Anxious teachers have removed Pride flags, and posters promoting “gender ideology” are forbidden at the school serving U.S. military families that 18-year-old Finn Dwyer attends. The Pentagon ...

“Sunrise on the Reaping,” by Suzanne Collins, explores the devastating story of Haymitch Abernathy, a mentor in the original “Hunger Games” novels. By Jennifer Harlan Our columnist on ...