A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for ...

B rain researchers long knew that the model for studying memory oversimplified the complex processes that the brain uses to ...

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal ...

Memory is a continually unfolding process. Initial details of an experience take shape in memory; the brain’s representation of that information then changes over time. With subsequent reactivations, ...

Memories can be immensely powerful, and for people struggling with mental health conditions, that power can be a burden. Memory keeps a record of what has made someone uneasy or upset, what undercut a ...

Yellow stickies on your computer monitor. Alerts in your calendar. A checklist reading “Keys? Charger? Reusable grocery bags? Small child?” on the inside of your door so you can’t miss it as you rush ...

Aly Lopez was a writer on the sleep and wellness team at CNET. She tested, researched and reviewed sleep and health-related products, technology and trends. She received her bachelor's degree in ...

Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. The room, decorated with an under-the-sea theme, had a balloon arch decked out with streamers ...

Tonya Russell is a Philadelphia-based writer who covers mental health, culture and wellness. She has bylines in the New York Times, the Washington Post, SELF and more. She’s also a professional ...

Heavy alcohol use can affect memory and also cause other cognitive changes. Reasons for this can include vitamin B1 deficiency and damage to the hippocampus, which can both result from chronic heavy ...