Some people just don't age, at least not like most
Super Agers and their brains might reveal something about age-related cognitive decline
Gelatins may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease
A traditional Chinese medicine successfully protected neurons from amyloid-induced death
Feeding caffeine to bees could help them become better pollinators
A jolt of caffeine enhances bees' memories
A sweeping study shows that "brain training" games are not effective
These games are popular and fun, but there is no evidence that they improve cognitive function
An opioid made in the brain is crucial for remembering other people
Without enkephalin, a neuropeptide, mice were unable to recognize other mice they'd already met
Sleep deprivation prevents us from blocking out painful memories
Well-rested people are better able to suppress negative thoughts and emotions than sleep-deprived people
How COVID-19 has worsened the lives of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients
Poor health outcomes and quarantines have accelerated the progress of motor and neurological dysfunction
This Earth Day, turn your funeral into an ecoburial
Traditional burial practices are ecologically unsustainable, so why not go green in your final act?
Our experiences help us judge how well we will learn new things
New research disentangles the effects of experience and belief on metamemory
Microbes in your gut might be impairing your memory
Gut microbes send different signals to the brain in people with obesity
Our memories of shared experiences have unique neural signatures
New neuroscience research shows why you do not remember an event the same way as other people who attended do
A "fight-or-flight" neurotransmitter may cause traumatic memories to stick around
Blocking noradrenaline in rats made their memories more susceptible to change
Your language brain matters more for learning programming than your math brain
New research contradicts long held assumptions about coding
Need a memory boost? Try sleep and exercise
But probably not at the exact same time
While you sleep, specialized neurons in your brain help you forget
Forgetting has long been considered a passive process in the brain, but new research puts that idea to bed
Mice need microbes to forget their fears
Germ-free and antibiotic-treated mice have impaired fear extinction
A new discovery about magnetism could lead to faster and more energy efficient computer memory technology
Our understanding of spin-orbit torque has greatly improved, thanks to University of Illinois physicists
A protein in your brain behaves like a virus, infecting your cells with memories
Forming a protective shell, Arc moves from neuron to neuron