New research suggests loneliness affects older adults' baseline memory performance but may not directly accelerate cognitive decline over time.

Memory representations are fundamental to human cognition, yet their integrity can be compromised with advancing age. Recent research has elucidated complex molecular and circuit-level mechanisms ...

New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...

Recognition memory research encompasses a diverse range of models and decision processes that characterise how individuals differentiate between previously encountered stimuli and novel items. At the ...

Memory complaints can make any headline sound urgent. Choline deserves attention, but it also deserves restraint. It is a real nutrient with clear biological roles. It is not a miracle discovery from ...

New research shows that sleep loss alters specific memory circuits, but also hints that a familiar compound may help restore ...

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 ...

The UCLA Brain Research Institute hosted the annual Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3. Participants and attendees gathered in the Neuroscience Research Building for a day of ...

Traditionally, memory has been considered a function exclusive to the brain. However, groundbreaking research led by Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin at New York University (NYU) reveals that non-neural human ...

What would you prioritize earlier in life? New research has found six in ten seniors said for them, it’s their memory health.

Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...

There is debate about when white matter was first identified and named. Now known as glia, which Koob (2009) points out is the Greek word for glue, some research indicates that Rudolf Virchow, a ...