MIT researchers propose a new model on how brain cells, such as place and grid cells, create a memory scaffold, advancing the ...

A research team identified the brain's food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse brain that ...

Memory has long been thought of as a function of just the brain, but recent research has indicated that the brain might not ...

Neurons in the brain are connected by synapses, which are bound together by chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) to form larger networks. Memory storage is thought to involve changes in the ...

Nearly 50 years ago, neuroscientists discovered cells within the brain's hippocampus that store memories of specific ...

Being able to erase bad memories and traumatic flashbacks could help in the treatment of a host of different mental health ...

The researchers found that, much like brain cells, these other types of cells responded to the chemical signals by switching ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes -- the seat of memory -- according to a new study. The findings, seen in people with and without signs of ...

Living tissue from the memory centers of people’s brains reveals sparse nerve cell connections that provide strong, reliable signaling between cells.

“The results that our experiments generated are crucial because they deepen our understanding of how the brain achieves long-term memory storage and form the basis that will allow us to ...

A new study found that getting eight hours of sleep a night can "significantly" improve the ability to learn a new language, ...