Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Having a word “on the tip of the tongue” has happened to all of us. Behind this everyday phenomenon lie complex brain ...

In a step towards suspended animation of people, slices of mouse brains have shown near-normal activity after being stored at ...

This work presents potentially important findings suggesting that a combination of transcranial stimulation approaches applied for a short period could improve memory performance after administration.

Heavy use of cannabis recently or at any point in a person’s lifetime was tied to decreases in brain function during a working memory task, a new cross-sectional analysis showed.The data indicate ...

New research shows that just 30 minutes of physical activity can improve memory and cognitive function, especially for adults ...

However, it hasn't been clear whether a multivitamin can boost your brain health and provide cognitive benefits. But a 2024 ...

As I've grown older and experienced the vagaries of my ageing memory, I've often reflected on the possibility of a miracle ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Severance is more than sci-fi—it’s a chilling look at memory, identity, and workplace control. What happens when work erases ...