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

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

A new study challenges the long-standing belief that episodic and semantic memory rely on distinct brain systems.

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

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

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory ...

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

Memory feels like a mental video archive, but psychologists have shown it behaves more like a creative editor, constantly ...

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

In today's hectic and stressful work world, where deadlines loom, emails never stop, and focus feels like a luxury, your ...

Health experts say most memory supplements don’t prevent dementia; exercise, nutrition, and treating vitamin deficiencies ...

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