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Introduction Memory is the process by which we retain information about events that have happened in the past. This includes fleeting (short-term) memories as well as memories that last for few hours or days (long-term), and those memories that last a lifetime (long-term). Forgetting is the inability to recall or recognise something that has previously been learned. This maybe due either to a lack of availability, as in the case of decay, when the information has disappeared. Or to a lack of accessibility, as in the case of cue-dependent forgetting when the memory is stored somewhere, but can't be found at the time. Flashbulb memories are detailed recollections of the context in which people first heard about an important event. Flashbulbs tend to be memories of events (i.e. episodic memories) rather than memory for facts (i.e. semantic memories). The analogy of a flashbulb describes the way we can often remember where we were,...

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