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 ...

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

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...

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

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how structural brain changes are tied to memory decline as people age. The ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough to decode its long-term memories after death. That opens the door to ...

There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...

A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can distort your reality, fuel anxiety ...