Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults ...

Find a way to be at least slightly curious, and the dopamine surge will take care of the rest.

Pitolisant, a histamine H3 receptor inverse agonist, improved recognition memory, working memory performance, and ...

The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next - even when the memory itself remains intact.

Inside the brain is a dense network of neurons that receive, process, and relay information. The synapse, where neurons meet, ...

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, ...

Children's brains adapt during breaks, leading to cognitive drift away from structured learning, particularly in math. This ...

Ferroptosis, a type of cell death, may help maintain neuron balance in the hippocampus, supporting memory, learning and brain ...

A new study suggests that reproducing a crucial sleep-like brain pattern in awake animals may help preserve memory and ...

Neuroscientist Miia Kivipelto's life's work has been about preventing dementia. Now, at 52, she has begun thinking more about ...

A new study uses optogenetics to induce localized sleep in awake mice, reversing memory loss from sleep deprivation.