Not long ago, writing as a theorist and critic, and critical theorist, I proposed that the best way to read a memoir is to suspend disbelief, accept the writer’s imperfect memory and take their word ...

Yet a major potential for error turns up in that space between the image and the report. Many visual details are lost relatively quickly from any given memory ...

Certain cognitive skills help improve memory naturally. Strengthening focus, logic, language, and emotional control can ...