Our episodic memory – the ability to recall past events and experiences – is known to decline as we age. Exactly how and why ...

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

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

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

New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...

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 ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over ...

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

Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

Alzheimer’s may not be the silent destroyer we thought. New research reveals it could be activating a hidden receptor, ...