Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus ...

Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small ...

The conversations neurons have as they form and recall memories have been decoded by Medical College of Georgia scientists. The breakthrough in recognizing in real time the formation and recollection ...

Although we've all experienced the sensation of "eating" with our eyes and noses before food meets mouth, much less is known about the information superhighway, known as the vagus nerve, that sends ...

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

Going against what we thought was true, a controversial new Nature study has shown that nerve cell regeneration in a part of our brains called the dentate gyrus seems to halt when we hit the age of 13 ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...