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

Expert tells ‘Post’ why brain remembers pain and why it must forget ...

Growing older often comes with the expectation of memory loss. By age 80, the average person recalls far fewer words on standard memory tests than they did in middle age. Scientists long assumed this ...

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the Stowers Institute has identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment ...

Imagine you are a security guard in one of those casino heist movies where your ability to recognize an emerging crime will depend on whether you notice a subtle change on one of the many security ...

According to a study published on ScienceDirect, emotional suppression is associated with negative effects such as anxiety, ...

Neuroplasticity is the brain's limitless power to learn, remember and create. Neuroplasticity is the process through which thoughts, experiences, and actions transform the brain. This ability of the ...

Forgetting small everyday details can feel alarming. Yet doctors say many of these moments are linked to stress, sleep loss, ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

Researchers identify “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating. Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create ...