For the first time, scientists have mapped how nearly an entire mammalian brain lights up as decisions are made. The massive ...

Brain waves passing between the two regions trigger a group of brain cells called phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) neurons that help coordinate working memory.

Memory doesn’t live only in the brain. Scientists are uncovering signs that cells throughout the body can remember, too. These findings are starting to challenge old ideas about how and where ...

Memory isn’t completely understood, she explains. “When you first form a memory, we kind of know where that happens in the brain.

So again, it’s still too early to say for sure that treating a sleep disorder reduces your risk of dementia because of ...

Practical applications So how can learning about brain science help us live a better life? These books look at ways to improve memory, focus, and mental health.

Virginia Tech researchers are investigating how overloaded mitochondria in the brain’s memory circuits may spark early ...

Memory might not be brain-exclusive. Researchers discovered that even kidney and nerve tissue cells can detect learning patterns and activate a memory gene—just like neurons do.

Like brain cells, kidney cells can form memories Scientists found memory’s molecular machinery at work in cells outside the nervous system ...

Why does the brain of some people stay sharp into their 80s and beyond? An expert explains what 25 years of exploring the ...

How the brain is wired has been understood for a long-time, but how that wiring results in neural activity and cognition remains a mystery ...

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