New structural markers of memory storage uncovered by Scripps Research may pave the way for new treatments for memory loss.
Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...
Why don’t we remember specific events during those crucial first few years, when our brains worked overtime to learn so much?
Researchers discover how infants encode memories in groundbreaking fMRI study, revealing why we can't remember our earliest ...
Discover the science behind early memories and learn why our earliest experiences may remain inaccessible later in life.
How does the brain retain a sequence of events in memory? Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University ...
Babies encode memories, but they’re unable to recall them later in life, a new study shows. This finding offers insight into ...
Regular physical activity actually increases the volume of your hippocampus – the brain region crucial for memory formation that typically shrinks with age. Even moderate exercise like brisk ...
Meanwhile, the fMRI was snapping pictures of the baby's brain, including its hippocampus, "a region that we know is super ...
Very little research has been done on whether a specific brain stimulating activity, like a puzzle or a word game on its own, can affect memory loss. And the studies we do have are difficult to ...