The hippocampus is a crucial part of the brain that plays a role in memory and learning, especially in remembering directions ...

New research shows robotic materials can learn and adapt without software, storing behavior directly in their structure.

A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories.

Memory doesn’t live only in the brain. Scientists are uncovering signs that cells throughout the body can remember, too. These findings are starting to challenge old ideas about how and where memory ...

There's a lot to love about coffee. From its delicious taste to its utterly intoxicating aroma, and the social ritual of ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 12, 2024) A literature review of 161 articles in Discover Toxicology finds that pesticides with different mechanisms of action cause memory and learning impairments. These ...