An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

New research has uncovered how the brain dynamically adjusts its neural activity to prioritize more important information in working memory. The study, published in Science Advances, found that when ...

For years neuroscientists have focused on the brain’s neurons as its principal creators of memory and thought. But what if the reason for our cognitive abilities isn’t in the electrical activity of ...

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and ...

To test whether this model might accurately represent how the brain stores memory, researchers could try to develop ways to precisely manipulate the connections between astrocytes' processes, then ...

Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, scientifically speaking.

To find out if it might help people with poor memory, Rob Hampson, a neuroscientist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, and his colleagues tested two versions of the ...

People who choose to do brain stimulating activities like word games, reading and writing, for instance, may be less prone to memory loss for other reasons, Dr. O’Brien said.