Traditionally, explicit long-term memory (the intentional, conscious recollection of things and experiences) is divided into ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

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

Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have developed a new class of programmable nanofluidic memristors that mimic the memory functions of the human brain, paving ...

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

Your memory relies on reusing, overlapping and adapting rather than on a fixed number of storage spots. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A research team has identified, for the first time in humans, and in a realistic environment, a key neurophysiological mechanism in memory formation: ripple-type brain waves—high-frequency electrical ...

Intranasal insulin effectively targets brain regions involved in memory and cognition, showing promise for Alzheimer and MCI treatment. Insulin uptake varied among participants, with higher uptake in ...