Babies of every species from mouse to human rapidly forget things that happen to them—an effect called infantile amnesia. A ...

Institutional memory loss explains why so many AI debates feel stuck on repeat. The same hopes, fears, and technical arguments resurface because the field has not fully absorbed its own history. Until ...

Scientists have found that blocking microglia (specialist immune cells in the brain) prevents infant forgetting ("infantile ...

Blocking microglia prevents infant forgetting and improves memory in mice, suggesting they play a key role in memory ...

A recent study in mice suggests that microglia, immune cells found in the brain, may play a role in early memory loss, or ...

For a long time, neuroscientists treated this forgetting as a cognitive glitch or a simple lack of brainware maturity. But a ...

For most people, it would be hard to imagine a life in which the mind did not routinely discard once-remembered details—from temporarily memorized facts and figures to the characteristics of people ...

Memory loss is one of the most unsettling experiences a person can face. While it’s often linked to conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, even minor lapses can feel alarming. Forgetting ...

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...

Getting older goes hand in hand with forgetfulness — like not remembering the name of the new restaurant in town or misplacing your glasses. And while it can be frustrating, it isn’t instantly ...

Dementia symptoms can be ever so subtle, but it's important to recognise the progressive disease in the earliest stage.