The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next—even when the memory itself ...

A six-year study tracking 560 adults over 70 found that nearly one in seven experienced sharp, progressive memory and ...

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests.

Memory is so much more than a storage unit in our minds. The people involved in memories influence what we recall and, as our study shows, the connections we make between memories. Our memory helps us ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers found that the recruitment of neurons to memory circuits is preceded by a cascade of molecular events induced during learning, which ...

A new study investigating the role of female hormones in brain function may have revealed why women are more likely to ...

Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn and source information about topics that interest them. Some recent studies ...

A new European cognitive neuroscience study published in this month’s Science Advances reveals that by using the “method of loci," long-term memory can be improved by anyone, not just world champions ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, ...

A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing cards — that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a ...