Stories by Jeremy R. Manning

Jeremy R. Manning is a computational cognitive neuroscientist at Dartmouth College. His research group studies how people learn, remember and talk about concepts and experiences.

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PsychologyJanuary 10, 2025

Why We’re So Preoccupied by the Past

People talk more about past events than future ones—and memories hold clues for navigating the present

Jeremy R. Manning