Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

Our episodic memory – the ability to recall past events and experiences – is known to decline as we age. Exactly how and why ...

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If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

A new study challenges the long-standing belief that episodic and semantic memory rely on distinct brain systems.

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...

A study in mice suggests infantile amnesia is not a failure of memory, but a developmentally useful process guided by brain ...

There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

A sense of self-awareness is strongly involved in episodic memory. It’s the feeling of personally remembering.

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory ...