How well our memory works is determined by a complex combination of things, but we can assess it at home for free ...

As horror enthusiasts queue up their favorite Alfred Hitchcock films to welcome in the Halloween season, Brock University ...

A groundbreaking Northwestern study shows how “SuperAgers" keep the memory abilities of people decades younger, uncovering ...

Lonni Sue Johnson’s amnesia is revealing important connections between memory, personality, and consciousness.

New research reveals that astrocytes — not neurons — are responsible for stabilizing emotional memories by re-engaging during recall.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient's memory problems are likely caused by Alzheimer's disease. The new test, called ...

Why are we able to recall only some of our past experiences? A new study led by Jun Nagai at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan has an answer. Surprisingly, it turns out that the brain cells ...

Why are we able to recall only some of our past experiences? A new study led by Jun Nagai at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan has an answer. Surprisingly, it turns out that the brain cells ...

Want to improve your memory? Of course you do. Knowledge is great, but success in any pursuit is based on what you do with what you know — so it follows that the more you retain and remember, the more ...

This week, researchers discovered so-called "switchbacks" in Earth's magnetic field similar to observations of switchbacks in the sun's magnetic field. Scientists provided more evidence that ancient ...

A new study reveals that while we sleep, our brains quietly sort through the day’s experiences, keeping what we intend to remember and letting emotion-driven moments drift away. Study: Top-down ...