Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Elephants have excellent memories. In fact, researchers suggest their memory is just as good as that of dolphins and apes. (Though, while scientific reviews show that elephants excel in long-term ...

Brain researchers long knew that the model for studying memory oversimplified the complex processes that the brain uses to decide what to keep and for how long. A new study demonstrated “a cascade of ...

If you ask your friends about their favorite memories, they may mention their first kiss, a wedding day, or perhaps even giving birth to their child. It’s usually an important moment in time. But how ...

What is the best time to study? A new study uses Aplysia (sea slugs) to show that a 24-hour interval between learning events ...

Your ability to recall the what, when, where, and how of a past experience comes from episodic memory, a type of long-term, explicit memory. Your memory allows you to retain information so you can use ...

One of the most puzzling aspects of common chronic inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis is how they become chronic.

As we get older, the fear of memory loss can become very real. An estimated 6.7 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s ...