Neuroscientists reveal how the brain decides which locations will best anchor memories—before new experiences even happen.

Lost your keys? Can’t remember where you parked the car? If only you had the memory of a mountain chickadee. These half-ounce birds, with brains slightly larger than a pea, stash tens of thousands of ...

Humans are known to rapidly adapt their mental processes and behavior based on feedback they receive from the world around ...

Usually, forgetting where you put your coffee cup down doesn’t have a major impact on the rest of your life – you can easily retrieve another cup of coffee (and find the other one later, in a cabinet ...