For example, if I mention "swivel chair," "computer," and "filing cabinet," the overarching term "office" may pop to mind. Memory associations like these are crucial during memory retrieval, as ...

In October I attended a “memory schema” symposium at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience. This “schema” idea is that memory of prior learning provides an organized framework ...

In memory research we sometimes refer to these interlinked concepts as “memory schema”. When you have to learn something new, your brain will try to categorise that novel information.

According to a new study published in Cognition, schema knowledge compensates for age-related memory decline by filling in the gaps when recollection fails. As we age, our episodic memory—that ...