Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Ever heard of getting a "dopamine hit" from something you enjoy? These exciting moments also appear to influence memory, ...

People given general anaesthesia fall into a coma-like state in which their memory and perception of pain are switched off.

Brain games are widely believed to sharpen your cognitive skills, especially as you age. But experts say there's no "magic ...

Brain study reveals memories stick when learning triggers a brief “energy emergency” in glucose-sensing neurons.

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...

Researchers discovered damage and cognitive symptoms eerily similar to the degenerative brain condition after adults failed ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...

Learning Spanish isn’t just about travel or culture—it could help keep your brain biologically younger. New research links regular multilingual use with slower cognitive aging, improved memory, and ...