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 across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then quickly forgotten where to find them? When you try to recall where you might have left them, you are drawing on working memory, which is the ability to ...

It turns out your brain might not be the only part of your body that remembers. Scientists at NYU have found that cells outside the brain—like those from your kidneys—can actually "learn" and form ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

When we recall something familiar or explore a new situation, the brain does not always use the same communication routes.

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 ...

But the mind palace is a real mnemonic device, and Watson’s description is fairly accurate, says Long. More commonly known as ...

In the search for answers about Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of the brain. A ...

When we recall something familiar or explore a new situation, the brain does not always use the same communication routes.