Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn ...

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests.

A study of more than 700 adults found that long term exposure to air pollution was linked to lower semantic memory scores.

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 ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers found that the recruitment of neurons to memory circuits is preceded by a cascade of molecular events induced during learning, which ...

Many people experience temporary cognitive impairment immediately after surgery. In people over age 60, however, about 1 in 10 continues to experience deficits in learning, memory, and executive ...

Many people rely on a cup of coffee to help them stay awake after a poor night's sleep. Now, a new study suggests that caffeine may do more than simply improve alertness. Researchers have found that ...

A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing cards — that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

Endel Tulving, who transformed the study of human memory with revelatory observations about how the brain stores and retrieves information — for example, differentiating from knowing what a shoe is to ...