A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

For Day 3, we’re asking you to spend at least 20 minutes exercising for your brain. Go for a walk with your accountability ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long looked like a slow-motion wildfire, starting in one part of the brain and then advancing along ...