Scientists have long known that the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories. It helps record where and when things happen. But how it processes what you see—like objects or images—has been a ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in whom ...

A new kind of nanoelectronic device could dramatically cut the energy used by AI hardware through mimicking the human brain, accordin ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over ...