Taking Photos Improves Certain Kinds of Memories and Weakens Others
Big Think: I lived in East Asia from 2009 to 2011. At that time, I visited five countries: China, Japan… More
Auditory Perception
How Taking Photos Affects Your Memory of the Moment Later On
New York Magazine: Recently I transferred a stash of photos from my iPad to my computer. As the hundred-some photos… More
How Our Ears Inform Our Eyes
Eyewitness identification is an important part of criminal investigations, especially in circumstances where physical evidence is lacking… More
Taking Photos of Experiences Boosts Visual Memory, Impairs Auditory Memory
Choosing to take photos may focus our attention, helping us remember the visual details of our experiences but impairing memory for the auditory details… More
Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
Featured Articles: “Understanding Mind From Matter: What Does Prehistoric Farming Say About Your Prefrontal Cortex?” and “To Err Is Human: The Psychological Science of Voting Mistakes”… More
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring nonsuicidal self-injury and mood, atypical neural oscillatory activity in dyslexia, and ADHD-related working memory deficits… More