Whether it’s news notifications or work emails, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the stresses of our time every moment of every day. But what if there was something we could do to rekindle the ...

New research has found that the way childhood abuse and/or neglect is remembered and processed has a greater impact on later mental health than the experience itself. The authors suggest that, even in ...

Typically, the earliest adult memories of childhood start at about age 4. But scientists have wondered why not sooner. Is it because babies’ brains are too immature to form memories? Or do babies make ...

Human self-perception could be the key to retrieving the hidden memories of childhood amnesia, says new research.

A study of adults who were mistreated in childhood found that those who did not recall it showed fewer psychological aftereffects. By Ellen Barry For generations, our society has vacillated about how ...

Memories of childhood trauma aren't set in stone — they can shift, resurface, or even diverge from the original event, according to a new theory from an Iowa State professor. Why it matters: That ...