Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain. Their work suggests that long-term memory can form independently of short-term memory, a finding that opens ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days ...

Fruit fly study shows high-fat diets impair memory in days by jamming the brain’s cleanup system. Damage reversed when cells’ ...

French and Canadian scientists reactivate mitochondria energy in neurons and successfully restore memory in mice with ...

The home feels like a safe haven, but some everyday items can quietly influence the way the brain works. From the products ...

Multi-hyphenate Julianne Moore has a mile-long resume, but she's perhaps best known for her role in the 2014 film Still Alice. Moore, now 64, won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Dr. Alice Howell ...

Davina McCall says her post-surgery short-term memory loss is “really improving a lot every day” as she recovers at home from ...

Memory loss after brain aneurysm surgeries, like coiling, is common. Some people experience memory loss for less than a day. For others, difficulties with memory can persist for months. Surgical ...

Scientists discover a new pathway to long-term memory formation in the brain that can bypass the formation of short-term memory. Researchers from Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have ...