Like a computer system with built-in redundancies, a study has revealed that brains use three different sets of neurons to store a single memory. The finding could one day help soften painful memories ...

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 ...

The hippocampus, a small seahorse-shaped structure buried deep in the temporal lobe, acts as the brain’s primary gateway for converting fleeting experiences into stable, retrievable memories. What ...

A specific regimen of computer-based brain exercises focused on visual processing speed may lower the long-term risk of receiving a dementia diagnosis. A new analysis of data spanning two decades ...

A team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has discovered that early and sustained cognitive stimulation can help preserve brain connectivity and memory in ...

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 ...

A 20-year follow-up of the ACTIVE study found that older adults who did speed-based cognitive training, especially with later ...

A long U.S. study finds simple computer based brain training may lower dementia risk even decades later in older adults.

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Everyone wants to keep their memory sharp and their brain functioning well as they age. But some of the tips on how to support cognition can be overwhelming, like the common advice to learn a new ...

BackgroundAlzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory impairment ...