Maybe those funny videos are the best medicine. New research suggests that laughter can improve short-term memory in older adults. Getty Images April 20, 2014— -- Ever have trouble ...

It also boosts our working memory. The "broaden and build" theory also supports the idea that experiencing positive emotions through humor actually alters our thoughts, actions and physiological ...

Resolve the incongruity by inhibiting the literal, nonfunny interpretations and appreciating the meaning of the funny one. An individual’s knowledge is organized in mental memory structures ...

How much can you trust your memory? Not a whole lot, according to Daniela Schiller, a Mount Sinai School of Medicine neuroscientist. To a packed audience at MIT Technology Review’s 2013 EmTech ...

Memory is the faculty by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information. It is a record of experience that guides future action. Memory encompasses the facts and experiential details ...