A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

A new study challenges the long-standing belief that episodic and semantic memory rely on distinct brain systems.

For years, scientists have known that the aging brain tends to shrink, but they have struggled to explain why some people ...

Scientists from Boston University, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Toronto are advancing a shared idea about how the mind works. They argue that the same brain systems used ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...

Memory is a continually unfolding process. Initial details of an experience take shape in memory; the brain’s representation of that information then changes over time. With subsequent reactivations, ...

A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can distort your reality, fuel anxiety ...