A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine may change the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been explained by the activity of neurons that respond to learning events and ...

Marijuana use is linked to having false memories, with people ‘recalling’ things that never actually happened. In a Nutshell A placebo-controlled study found that cannabis impaired 15 of 21 memory ...

Smoking cannabis can do more than blur memories. It can reshape them. A new Washington State University study found that people who consumed THC were more likely to recall words that were never ...

Recent advances in cognitive development research have shed considerable light on how children encode, consolidate and retrieve information from their everyday experiences. Studies have demonstrated ...

Researchers use MEG imaging to show that the brain reactivates "forgotten" memories, but they only reach consciousness if they pulse at a specific rhythm.

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

Memory loss is one of the most unsettling experiences a person can face. While it’s often linked to conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, even minor lapses can feel alarming. Forgetting ...

Memory problems affect virtually everyone at some point in their daily lives, yet people often feel embarrassed or worried when they experience these perfectly normal cognitive hiccups. The human ...

You eat right (most of the time; you’re only human after all), exercise regularly and play a mean game of Wordle—but is there anything else you can do to boost your memory? Yes, says psychiatrist ...

Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, ...

That increasing forgetfulness you’ve been experiencing in your thirties isn’t an inevitable part of getting older, it’s your brain sending urgent distress signals about lifestyle factors that are ...