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

Researchers have found that a natural aging-related molecule can repair key memory processes affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University ...

As individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) move from the mild cognitive impairment stage to moderate and severe dementia, ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...

A measure of brain complexity, derived from magnetic stimulation and EEG, can effectively evaluate conscious processing in ...

Deep brain stimulation enhances memory, may ease Alzheimer's symptoms. Feb. 8, 2012— -- A new study suggests that driving electricity deep into the brain can boost memory, shedding light on a ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, ...