In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, ...

The lack and loss of memory is the Achilles’ heel of modern civilization and is at the root of our contemporary tribulations as memory is politicized by both ideologues of the extreme right with their ...

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

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

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

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, suggesting that rats can serve as a model for complex cognitive processes often ...

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

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

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost ...

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares have a new book titled If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us ...

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 ...