Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

Boosting mitochondrial calcium by inhibiting the LETM1 protein enhances long-term memory formation in flies and mice.

An international team led by Jaime de Juan-Sanz at the Paris Brain Institute has shown that slightly increasing the metabolic ...

Oxytocin, a hormone renowned for fostering emotional, also plays a pivotal role in cognitive functions such as learning and memory.

Specifically, the team found changes in the histone variant H2A.Z, which has been previously linked to long-term memory. Acetate also increased the expression of genes linked to learning in the female ...

If you ask your friends about their favorite memories, they may mention their first kiss, a wedding day, or perhaps even giving birth to their child. It’s usually an important moment in time. But how ...

Cleveland scientists say they may have found a way to keep the brain sharp even after punishing rounds of whole-brain ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig S. Smith, Eye on AI host and former NYT writer, covers AI. Seven years and seven months ago, Google changed the world with ...

The smell of my grandmother’s home hit me before I was even through the door. Something between talcum powder and the particular warmth of a house where the windows didn’t open often. I haven’t been ...