A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...

Once we are able to pay attention to something, it then gets stored by a structure that’s deep in our temporal lobe called ...

Researchers in Canada reported in Neurology that transdermal estradiol improved episodic memory scores in postmenopausal ...

Working memory is a fundamental cognitive process that allows us to hold on to information temporarily as it comes through our senses. Like a small holding bin, working memory enables us to ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes - the seat of memory - according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes -- the seat of memory -- according to a new study. The findings, seen in people with and without signs of ...