Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

How much information can a human brain store? If we treat them like computers, one estimate is that they can hold 55 million ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...

We tend to think of memory as exclusively the brain’s domain, but new research suggests that this view may be far too narrow.

It's exam season in Australia. Year 12 students are sitting final exams, while university and younger school students also ...

Researchers have discovered “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that may explain why forgetting lunch can lead to overeating. Scientists have identified a unique population of brain cells ...

Scientists from Monash University in Australia have developed a groundbreaking chip that uses liquid, not electricity, to ...

Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The findings suggest these... Why don't we remember being babies? Brain scans reveal ...

New details on how the brain stores info, and why it's limited. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2009 — -- Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from ...