Sand has a memory of sorts. Press into a loose pile of dry grains and something moves, not just where your finger sits, but farther out, ahead of where you have not yet reached. That disturbance ...

Navigating a busy street, a new city, or even your own home requires more than just memory of landmarks. Deep inside your brain, specialized networks act like a compass, constantly recalibrating so ...

We know our past selves have changed—physically, emotionally, cognitively, interpersonally—but we also know that we are the same person from childhood into early adulthood and beyond. It's easy to ...

The human sense of touch turns out to be much more sensitive than we thought. It goes beyond just simple physical contact with an object. A new study has demonstrated that humans have the ability to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists have found that memories are not static records but dynamic processes that change the brain’s wiring ...