Memory chip shortage to last through 2027, semiconductor boss says

The boom in AI data center building has caused a shortage of memory chips which are also crucial for electronics like ...

What’s a false memory? Psychologists explain how your brain can lie.

There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...
University of Chicago News

How to build a better memory palace

In new UChicago study, researchers used Minecraft to test whether positive or negative emotion makes the recall method more ...

3 Reasons Why A Good Memory Can Be Bad For You, By A Psychologist

A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can distort your reality, fuel anxiety ...

Episodic and semantic memory retrievals involve the same areas of the brain, according to new work

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

Memory shapes your conscious experience of the past, present and future

Scientists from Boston University, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Toronto are advancing a shared idea about how the mind works. They argue that the same brain systems used ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Memory manipulation is inevitable’: How rewriting memory in the lab might one day heal humans

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists have found that memories are not static records but dynamic processes that change the brain’s wiring ...
Science Daily

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...
NPR

Memory cafes offer camaraderie and fun for people with dementia — and their caregivers

Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. The room, decorated with an under-the-sea theme, had a balloon arch decked out with streamers ...
PC World

RAM costs are skyrocketing—and these 5 other gadgets are paying the price

PCWorld reports that AI data center demand is driving a global memory chip shortage, causing RAM and NAND storage prices to spike by hundreds of percent. Major tech companies including Dell, Lenovo, ...
TechCrunch

xAI adds a ‘memory’ feature to Grok

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is slowly bringing its Grok chatbot to parity with top rivals like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. On Wednesday night, xAI announced a “memory” feature for Grok that enables ...
The Motley Fool

The Memory Market Is Going to Boom in 2026: 1 Top Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Before It Skyrockets (Hint: It's Not Micron)

Micron has been in the spotlight, but another company is also benefiting from the memory boom. Lam Research stock has more than doubled in 2025, and it still trades at a reasonable valuation. This ...