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Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has found ways to plant memories in mice. Here's what that could mean for humans.

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Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight to the hippocampus, or your memory hub, whereas other sensory systems have ...

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Alzheimer’s has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brain’s energy supply help drive the disease—and ...

Mice that lost teeth showed memory loss, brain inflammation markers after six months. The findings suggest tooth loss may ...

Tiny molecules that can think, remember, and learn may be the missing link between electronics and the brain. For more than ...

In this Q&A, architect Lina Ghotmeh discusses how she’s reimagining the role of museums and cultural institutions through ...