Most people who are old enough to remember Sept. 11, 2001, can quickly recall where they were when they learned that America was under attack. They can recall how they heard the news and who they were ...

Garden roses in an Engish chintz pitcher the week the queen died Source: Carol Smith Quick: Where were you when Queen Elizabeth II died? Most of us can likely remember details of where we learned the ...

For a long time, researchers argued that flashbulb memories really were a complete and accurate snapshot of events. Ulric Neisser, a pioneering cognitive psychologist, drew on a flashbulb memory of ...

While we know that flashbulb memories aren’t perfect records, for a long time no one knew if these memories were more accurate than ordinary autobiographical memories. Since flashbulb memories are ...

Where were you on Sept. 11 when you first heard that a plane had hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center? Many of us may have vivid memories of that day, recalling where we were and what we were ...