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.

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

Long-term memory consists of memories that the brain has stored over an extended period of time. These memories can be from an hour ago or from decades earlier. Share on Pinterest Monty Rakusen/Getty ...