In a new study published in Neuron titled, “Working memory readout varies with frontal theta rhythms,” researchers from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Massachusetts Institute of ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then quickly forgotten where to find them? When you try to recall where you might have left them, you are drawing on working memory, which is the ability to ...

Breath during sleep be a key component that helps the brain's memory hub do the best job possible to store and reinforce those memory.

A strong mental memory after 60 is one of the clearest indicators of long-term brain health and resilience. The ability to recall moments from decades ago, complete with sensory detail and emotional ...

Most of what we do every day doesn’t require deep thought. We catch a falling cup, remember a friend’s name, or navigate ...

Imagine you are a security guard in one of those casino heist movies where your ability to recognize an emerging crime will depend on whether you notice a subtle change on one of the many security ...

Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new ...

This public domain/Wikimedia Commons image of monitors working in the security operations center at the University of Maryland illustrates a challenge of visual working memory: keeping track of what ...

Matthew Mundy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Cedars-Sinai researchers created “young” immune cells from human stem cells that reversed cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice. The treated animals showed better memory and healthier ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...