You’ve only been in the shopping centre for a few minutes, but back in the car park, you suddenly freeze. Where did I park?

An experience of good short-term memory entails being able to accurately recall and use digits, figures, or facts that one was exposed to less than a minute ago. A nootropic is a substance that, if ...

Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, creative process that reconstructs the past each time we reach for it.