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Painting of large trees with exposed roots in a forest, sunlight filtering through leaves, house visible in the background.

Imagination

idea

Aphantasia can be a gift to philosophers and critics like me

Aphantasia veils the past and the future from the mind’s eye. That can be a gift to philosophers like Derek Parfit and me

by Mette Leonard Høeg

Abstract painting of a blurred urban scene with teal and orange hues depicting moving silhouettes in a cityscape.

The self

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Memory involves the whole body. It’s how the self defies amnesia

People with anterograde amnesia can’t rely on memory alone for their sense of self. Instead, they remember with their body

by Ben Platts-Mills

Photo of name badges with coloured lanyards for an event laid out in a grid pattern.

Memory and nostalgia

guide

How to get better at remembering

Frustrated by elusive names and misplaced phones? The science of memory reveals ways to improve your powers of recall

by Elizabeth Kensinger & Andrew Budson

Photo of a woman submerged to the neck in a natural hot spring, with mountains and mist in the background, creating a serene atmospheric scene.

Photography

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One photo per day for more than a year, exploring how rituals affect memory

Directed by Scott Thrift

Photograph of a woman sitting on a kerb holding a white flower surrounded by people in a crowd, some standing some seated.

Forgiveness

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Must you forget to forgive? A scientist tests the relationship

Forgiveness is colloquially linked with fading memory – but research is probing what it really means to let go of wrongdoing

by Shayla Love

Night-time long-exposure photo of a road with blurry, colourful light trails from car headlights and taillights against a dark background.

The self

idea

Sudden amnesia showed me the self is a convenient fiction

Sudden amnesia let me experience what Buddhists and philosophers have been saying all along about the existence of the self

by Steven Hales

Older woman on a stationary bike in front of a painting near a fan in a living room. There are flowers and sofas in the background.

Rituals and celebrations

film

Rituals and memories animate a day in the serene life of an Italian grandmother

Directed by Maria Piva

Photo of a cyclist casting dramatic shadows on sunlit pavement, with warm light flares creating a dreamy effect.

Psychiatric medication

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Benzos calmed my anxiety, but my memory became a deep fog

With anxiety levels rising during the pandemic, a corresponding rush on benzodiazepine use could have a huge toll on memory

by Alex Smith

Photo of a suburban street with overlapping images, showing houses, lawns and a faint figure in the foreground.

Altered states

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Déjà vu is just one of many uncanny kinds of déjà experiences

What can the many types of déjà experiences that most people have tell us about reality, memory and the gaps in between?

by Art Funkhouser

An old, weathered boat hull is grounded in a field with two bare trees under a cloudy sky.

Traditional arts

film

Scottish Gaelic songs send a message in a bottle across the oceans of time

Directed by Jamie Chambers