The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long looked like a slow-motion wildfire, starting in one part of the brain and then advancing along ...

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare ...

Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

A new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity provides evidence that consuming refined diets for as little as three ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

For Day 3, we’re asking you to spend at least 20 minutes exercising for your brain. Go for a walk with your accountability ...