Seep deprivation impairs social memory by disrupting oxytocin signaling in the hippocampus and prelimbic cortex.

Researchers have been exploring different ways to improve memory, from mental training exercises to nutritional changes. A new study by University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers found a ...

Age can make memory feel like something that only moves in one direction. A name slips away. A route you know well turns ...

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for ...

A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have created the most detailed maps to date showing how genes ...

A survey has proven that 1 in 4 adults is dependent on brain supplements to make their memory sharper. Here is what the ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

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, ...

The human brain, despite representing only about 2% of total body weight, consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy resources. This metabolic intensity makes the brain particularly responsive to ...