Australian Science

Tag: memory

  • Tricks of the mind

    Tricks of the mind

    Have you ever experienced a sudden feeling of familiarity while in a completely new place? Or the feeling you’ve had the exact same conversation with someone before?

    This feeling of familiarity is, of course, known as déjà vu (a French term meaning “already seen

  • Remembering to forget

    Remembering to forget

    Memories influence our behaviour for better or worse. A traumatic incident, experienced once, can darken our lives for ever more. Drug or alcohol addiction – driven by remembered rewards – can render the idea of “normal life