People spend approximately half of their waking hours in a so-called offline state—
daydreaming, mind wandering or otherwise inattentive to their surroundings. These activities …

Human Memory, 4th edition, provides a comprehensive overview of research and theory on
human memory. Written in an engaging style, the book is divided into three sections …

The forgetting curve is one of the most well known and established findings in memory
research. Knowing the pattern of memory change over time can provide insight into …

Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a biologically-based trait associated with greater
reactivity to both positive and negative environments. Recent studies suggest that the activity …

Memory has been the subject of scientific study for nearly 150 years. Because a broad range
of studies have been done, we can now assess how effective memory is for a range of …

New memories are labile and consolidate over time. Contemporary findings demonstrate
that, like sleep, awake quiescence supports consolidation: people remember more new …

New vocabulary is consolidated offline, particularly during sleep; however, the parameters
that influence consolidation remain unclear. Two experiments investigated effects of …

While several recent studies have found that a post-encoding period of quiet, eyes-closed
waking rest benefits memory consolidation, others have reported null effects. To more …

Episodic memory (EM) is classically conceived as a memory for events, localized in space
and time, and characterized by autonoetic consciousness (ANC) allowing to mentally travel …

We examined the impact of images on novel word learning and consolidation, in a
conceptual replication of Liu and Van Hell (2020). After participants had learned one set of …