Scientists have found that your brain separates memories into “what” and “where/when” using two different groups of neurons.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a new brain–computer interface that records neural signals from the brain’s lateral ventricle, a ...

A new deep-brain BCI from Tsinghua University uses the lateral ventricles to record neural signals. This "lantern" electrode ...

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 ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Changes to one's hippocampus, the brain's memory centre, in response to prolonged pain could be an important factor for why ...