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 ...

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 ...

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 ...