Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn ...

Say you’ve been tasked with memorizing the U.S. presidents in order. Your mind turns to an unlikely place: your childhood bedroom. A beloved stuffed bear sits on a bookshelf—its tiny shirt sports the ...

Scientists now know that while we snooze, our brains help solidify the memories we made during the day. In this Special Feature, we investigate whether simple techniques might help improve memory ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests.