We’re so accustomed to researching, planning and curating every millisecond of our lives that we rarely stop to consider the mental cost.
Tag: Memory
At Capacity
If we can’t remember the things we read and watch and even loved, do they still “count”?
‘We’re Still Living in Fear’: Escaping the Attacks in Lebanon
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Lebanon. Khaled Hussein, 20, fled Syria as a child. He describes the bombardment that forced his family to flee again.
A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the quest for an affordable and accessible way to diagnose patients with memory problems.
A France in Turmoil Mourns Françoise Hardy, Its Voice of Melancholy Cool
An overwhelming outpouring of tributes felt like a quest for some anchor in shared memory.
This D-Day Reunion Might Be the Last for Many WWII Veterans
It is 80 years since the Allied invasion of Normandy, and the average age of veterans hovers at 100. Once they are gone, how will their sacrifices be remembered?
Will a New Monument for Those Enslaved by France Heal or Divide?
The memorial will list the names of those freed in 1848, a design some say does more to glorify France for abolition than to atone for slavery itself.
How Your Sense of Direction Is Shaped by Where You Grew Up
Childhood environments shape people’s navigational skills, researchers reported. The findings one day may lead to better tests for early dementia.
Covid May Cause Changes in the Brain, New Study Finds
Brain scans before and after infection showed more loss of gray matter and tissue damage, mostly in areas related to smell, in people who had Covid than in those who did not.
32 Years After Civil War, Mundane Moments Trigger Awful Memories
Cards. Candles. Sunsets. For this New York Times correspondent and other children of Beirut in the 1980s, traumatic reminders of the war are still there in everyday activities.