A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over ...

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 ...

Our memory records details and detects patterns in everyday life—often without us even realizing it. Researchers at Lund University have for the first time succeeded in showing that the brain does ...

The hippocampus is a key brain region involved in memory formation and spatial orientation. It transforms short-term memories into long-term ones, helping us retain and build upon our experiences.

The researchers studied neural activity in 16 participants with epilepsy who had electrodes in their brains. Maskot via Getty Images Visualizing an object in the mind’s eye allows us to remember the ...

Brain health is of paramount importance to nearly all Americans, yet few are aware of the latest science on how to nurture it. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body’s energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you’re doing right now. Reading these words, feeling the weight of your body in a ...

Astronauts' brains retain memory of gravity even after months in space, study finds Researchers working with 11 astronauts discovered that even in weightlessness, the brain continues to behave as if ...

Summary: Even after months of floating in microgravity, the human brain remains “haunted” by Earth’s pull. A new study reveals that astronauts consistently over-grip objects in space because their ...

Aging does not happen quietly in the brain. Over time, it starts to slow down, not just in how fast we think, but in how well our brain keeps itself healthy. A major reason is a slow buildup of ...