Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults ...

Pitolisant, a histamine H3 receptor inverse agonist, improved recognition memory, working memory performance, and ...

Talk about a gut-brain connection. Scientists have long known about the link between our stomachs and our brains, warning ...

Find a way to be at least slightly curious, and the dopamine surge will take care of the rest.

Inside the brain is a dense network of neurons that receive, process, and relay information. The synapse, where neurons meet, ...

Scientific instruments are no more reliable in identifying a liar than now long discredited behavioral observations.

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

A Sungkyunkwan University research team has developed a technology that can strengthen or weaken the memory of an artificial ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is ...

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known about how and where memory-related information is kept in the brain or the ...