Unconscious Repressed Memory Is Scientifically Questionable

Is eternal youth scientifically plausible?

18 As the popular saying goes, the only certain things in life are death and taxes. Given its inevitability, it is no surprise that death—and the ageing process that precedes it—has fascinated humans for centuries. However, it is only with the development of modern science that we are now beginning to understand why our bodies grow older and more frail until we eventually die. As theories have ...

Semon, Schrödinger, and Repressed Memory

Unconscious Memory in Disease

Conscious and unconscious memory systems.

The idea that memory is not a single mental faculty has a long and interesting history but became a topic of experimental and biologic inquiry only in the mid-20th century. It is now clear that there are different kinds of memory, which are supported by different brain systems. One major distinction can be drawn between working memory and long-term memory. Long-term memory can be separated into...

Banning outdoor smoking is scientifically justifiable.