Much is written about the vital role of semantic memory in teaching and learning, but episodic memory is still important and ...

The brain doesn't "fill up" like a computer; it filters. Learn why shared memories differ and why a "full head" is actually a ...

Researchers discovered that an 80% drop in dopamine causes Alzheimer's memory loss. Restoring dopamine with Levodopa rescued ...

Forgetting names instantly is common and usually harmless. It happens because the brain is distracted during introductions ...

This study presents valuable findings by reanalyzing previously published MEG and ECoG datasets to challenge the predictive nature of pre-onset neural encoding effects. The evidence supporting the ...

Anusuyabai Pandekar and her daughter-in-law Mandabai sit facing each other beside a stone grindmill. The mill is still. No ...

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski said, 'I don’t want to make billionaires richer. I want to understand how the universe works'. She ...

A recent paper authored by UC Santa Barbara doctoral student alum Joanna Tang and professor Carla D’Antonio in the Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology department, focuses on studying the ...

Neuroscientists are uncovering the hidden architecture of memory, revealing how the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and other brain regions work together to store our life stories. From encoding vivid ...

Recent research has shown that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in particular, can modulate core memory ...

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to uncover the neural processes that allow humans and various other animals to ...

What makes a memory innately nostalgic? Exploring my changing identity through the installments of this column has prompted these questions. While anyone can offer their take on this deeply personal ...