Understanding emotional memory Temporal order is what gives our memories structure and creates the narrative of our lives.

Handwriting activates more of your brain than typing. Here's what science says and why it matters more in an age of AI.

The cognitive neuroscience of memory in aging examines how advancing age alters the neural substrates that support the encoding, consolidation and retrieval of past experiences. Structural changes ...

The ability to store memories and re-live each moment in detail makes an immensely important contribution to our lives. But remembering is a reconstructive process rather than a literal act of ...

The findings reveal that high exposure to microscopic air pollution explicitly targets semantic memory, the brain’s internal encyclopedia for facts, language, and general knowledge, causing a level of ...

According to neuroscience, daydreaming activates the right side of your brain and opens up the gateway for more innovative thoughts and creative breakthroughs. For you left-brain dominant and ...

Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline ...

The study of memory formation in aquatic gastropods, chiefly the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis, has provided profound insights into fundamental mechanisms of learning. These molluscan models ...

A study published in Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience observed the efficacy of donepezil for addressing persistent verbal memory impairments among individuals with predominantly ...

Jared McFarlane, a neuroscience Ph.D. student at BYU, has begun a research project investigating the ways social media may affect attention and memory. An essential part of getting a Ph.D. for any ...

Fear that they won’t be as professionally successful as they’d like. Fear that they won’t do an effective and honorable job of contributing to their families. Fear that they’ll face health challenges ...

The Last Survivors of a Family (c. 1870s) by Félicie Schneider (1831–1888) Source: Art and Life Library, London / Public Domain This is Part 2 of a three-part interview. Read Part 1 here. In part two ...