Scientists have long known that the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories. It helps record where and when things ...

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research ...

The hippocampus serves as the primary learning and memory center of the brain, but this is not where our memories are held. Rather, memory traces or engrams are represented by the connections between ...

Recent research has unearthed an intriguing connection between music and brain health. Specifically, playing a musical ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

Recent research reveals that a blank mind may be closer to your brain’s default setting, while thinking and imagining are add ...

Researchers have identified the specific cell group in the brain that plays a central role in our ability to discriminate familiar and novel things, which is called recognition memory. This discovery ...

That crossword puzzle you’ve been diligently completing every morning might not be the brain insurance you think it is. As memory concerns top the list of aging anxieties, brain training apps and ...

Exergaming may positively impact gray matter and white matter in the brain, and these brain changes may be linked to ...

A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers, published this week in Neuron, reveals a unique look at how junk food ...

The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these people, ...