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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.
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have created a device that acts…
Voters may form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories, especially if those stories align…
How do house hunters who visit 20 homes daily still recall details of the master…
Our brains are famously flexible, or “plastic,” because neurons can do new things by forging…
A neural circuit mechanism involved in preserving the specificity of memories has been identified by…
A small group of cells in the brain can have a big effect on seizures…
Our daily lives include hundreds of routine habits. Brushing our teeth, driving to work, or…
MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a cellular pathway that allows specific synapses to become stronger during…
Nearly every American who has become a parent in the last decade has heard the…
When you enter a room, your brain is bombarded with sensory information. If the room…
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model…
Research from MIT suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, revealing a…
New research from MIT reveals that memories are formed simultaneously in the hippocampus and the…
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified the region of the brain that holds objects in memory…
Neuroscientists from MIT have now identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where”…
By artificially reactivating happy memories that were formed before the onset of depression, MIT neuroscientists…
A new study from Columbia University Medical Center shows that dietary cocoa flavanols reverse age-related…