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Browsing: Memory
Memory refers to the brain’s ability to encode, store, and retrieve information, forming the foundation of learning, decision-making, and personal identity. It encompasses various types, including short-term, long-term, and working memory, each supported by distinct neural processes and brain regions. Scientists study memory to uncover how it develops, how it can be enhanced or impaired, and what happens in disorders like Alzheimer’s and PTSD. This page highlights cutting-edge research on the biology, psychology, and technology of memory, including breakthroughs in neuroscience, cognitive science, and memory-related therapies.
As tau builds up in the brain, the brain waves that help form memories during…
The most harmful smartphone habit may not be spending hours on a device, but repeatedly…
One sleepless night can blur the brain, but just 20 minutes of exercise or a…
Practice may teach the brain a new movement, but what happens immediately afterward could determine…
A new study finds that as people age, they remember fewer details from their past…
During sleep, three brain regions work together to strengthen memories, but epilepsy can disrupt that…
SuperAgers may keep their memories sharp not because they dodged Alzheimer’s genes, but because their…
Heavy television viewing in middle age was linked to a troubling brain signature more than…
Your brain may have brief windows when it is primed to transform a passing moment…
Physicists found that small particles suspended in a thick liquid can remember both the direction…
Some memories from adolescence may not disappear. The brain may simply lock them away for…
New research suggests the brain may lose its ability to adjust to change before the…
Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some…
A new study suggests that reproducing a crucial sleep-like brain pattern in awake animals may…
A new study shows that tau helps organize and preserve long-term memories, while abnormal tau…
A new study reveals that the brain may continue interpreting language and predicting information even…
THC may not just erase memories. It can rewrite them. Cannabis may do more than…