Scientists link a rising brain protein to memory decline and show it can be reversed in mice, offering a new target for ...

New research shows that sleep loss alters specific memory circuits, but also hints that a familiar compound may help restore ...

Scientists used a tool called SynTrogo to edit brain circuits in mice, showing that trimming select synapses can make ...

Recent research has shown that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in particular, can modulate core memory ...

Why do memories fade in Alzheimer's disease—and can they be restored? University of California, Irvine researchers have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers find that a single exercise session increases brain activity tied to memory, offering new insight into how movement ...

Every thought, memory, and feeling we experience depends on trillions of tiny connection points in the brain called synapses.

Social memory-the ability to recognize familiar individuals and distinguish them from strangers-is fundamental to social cognition. Deficits in social memory are hallmarks of multiple neuropsychiatric ...

Nearly 50 years ago, neuroscientists discovered cells within the brain's hippocampus that store memories of specific locations. These cells also play an important role in storing memories of events, ...

Memories are thought to be encoded in the brain as enduring physical and chemical changes, or engrams. Although recent technological advances have enabled substantial progress in our understanding of ...

Researchers report December 5 in the journal Neuron that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselves in the mirror. When the researchers marked the foreheads of ...