An international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how structural ...

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

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

Across a typical lifetime, the human brain does not simply grow, peak, and decline. It passes through five sweeping ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...

What goes on in your brain while watching a movie? MIT neuroscientists have made remarkable progress in answering this question by creating the most detailed functional brain map to date. By observing ...

Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases, according to new research published in Nature Neuroscience on Monday. The first phase is slow and quiet, occurring before people experience ...

New brain imaging research shows grip strength is linked to activity deep in the aging brain, offering clues to early ...