The hippocampus is a crucial part of the brain that plays a role in memory and learning, especially in remembering directions ...

Memory loss often feels like something that arrives late in life. In reality, the story may begin much earlier, long before ...

There's a lot to love about coffee. From its delicious taste to its utterly intoxicating aroma, and the social ritual of ...

New research shows robotic materials can learn and adapt without software, storing behavior directly in their structure.

A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories.

Memory doesn’t live only in the brain. Scientists are uncovering signs that cells throughout the body can remember, too. These findings are starting to challenge old ideas about how and where memory ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

What is the best time to study? A new study uses Aplysia (sea slugs) to show that a 24-hour interval between learning events ...