For forty years, I have studied and utilized early recollections as a personality appraisal tool in therapeutic and informal contexts. As a graduate student in the 1970’s, I was introduced to the ...

In her Psychology Today post, Lynne Soraya recently responded to my Psychology Today blog post that I wrote on the sparse and prosaic qualities of early recollections. In my experience in using early ...

The researchers found that adults could recall early memories more vividly after briefly seeing a childlike version of their ...

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

A groundbreaking study has found that adults can recall more detailed childhood memories after briefly perceiving themselves with a childlike version of their own face.

A digital illusion that shows adults their younger face helped them recall richer childhood memories, hinting at a deep link ...

Those early childhood memories, which are so quick to fade, are important in influencing decisions in later life. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.

Most mornings around 10, the phone rings. It’s my daughter, calling from upstate New York, where she shares a home with her husband. The calls go on for at least a half-hour, an unusually long time ...

My sister Anne and I were great explorers when we were children. We loved walking through the woods behind our house seeking honeysuckles. How we loved picking the flowers and sucking the sweet nectar ...