I remember as a kid that my parents shared vivid memories of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. They could tell me where they were and who they were with when they found out the president had been ...

How did you first learn of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001? Was it your mother's panicked phone call? Your roommate shaking you awake with the news? The anxious chatter on your commuter train? No matter ...

For a long time, researchers argued that flashbulb memories really were a complete and accurate snapshot of events. Ulric Neisser, a pioneering cognitive psychologist, drew on a flashbulb memory of ...

Where were you on Sept. 11 when you first heard that a plane had hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center? Many of us may have vivid memories of that day, recalling where we were and what we were ...