While some decline in the ability to remember is a normal part of aging, for a subset of people, growing older brings the onset of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. In such ...

WHAT YOUR NOSE KNOWS ABOUT YOUR BRAIN. JESSICA IS HERE WITH SOME GROUNDBREAKING WORK THAT SOME LOCAL DOCTORS ARE DOING. JESSICA. YES THAT’S RIGHT. RESEARCHERS AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL NOW BELIEVE YOU ...

Think of a time when you had two different but similar experiences in a short period. Maybe you attended two holiday parties in the same week or gave two presentations at work. Shortly afterward, you ...

While they share similar depressive and cognitive symptoms, the biological underpinnings of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder are distinct. A novel study appearing in Biological ...

Human beings often take memory for granted, not truly appreciating the little things like being able to remember a street name, or what the weather was like two days ago. But what if you couldn't ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Issues with episodic memory — memory for events in time or if a person doesn’t remember going shopping, for example — can be a sign of a progressive disorder, but not always. Wisniewski said he ...

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Caffeine helped restore communication between neurons in that pathway and reversed the memory problem caused by lost sleep. Most people know caffeine can make them feel more alert after a bad night. A ...

Think of a time when you had two different but similar experiences in a short period. Maybe you attended two holiday parties in the same week or gave two presentations at work. Shortly afterward, you ...