Beginning in the 1980s, studies confirmed, perhaps unsurprisingly, that animals are capable of what’s called procedural memory—a type of long-term memory that aids in performing motor skills ...

Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. In humans, episodic memory refers to the recall of a specific autobiographical event – what happened, where it happened, and when it happened.

To study animals' episodic memory, Crystal and his researchers spent nearly a year working with 13 rats, which they trained to memorize a list of up to 12 different odors. Rats were placed inside ...

(CN) – Researchers on Thursday reported the first evidence that animals can mentally replay past events from memory – a discovery that could aid the development of new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s ...

LIFESTYLE Apes may have a stellar memory: New study says animals may recognize old friends from over 25 years ago Researchers showed images of past friends to the animals — and noted their reactions ...

Animal metacognition and memory encompass the capacity of nonhuman species to monitor and regulate their own cognitive processes, particularly those related to remembering. Research in this area ...

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A research team studied a group of apes as the animals were shown photos of old friends — some of which they hadn’t seen in over 25 years — and the animals’ reactions to the photos.