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

New UK research challenges some scientists' fundamental assumptions about how memory works, relying on the entire brain.

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

For years, scientists have known that the aging brain tends to shrink, but they have struggled to explain why some people ...

When you try to solve a math problem in your head or remember the things on your grocery list, you’re engaging in a complex neural balancing act — a process that, according to a new study by Brown ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and ...

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research. When you ...

Shew explained that physicists first developed a deep understanding of criticality as a way to describe magnets and other materials. Around the turn of the 21st century, these ideas were expanded to ...

Women face a significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to ...