As humans and other animals experience new things, their brains continuously update their memory of past events. These ...
The brain is often described as a dense forest of connections, and for years scientists have searched for ways to trim that ...
Researchers in the Jonas group at ISTA applied this question to the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory ...
Our memories of past events are typically not isolated, but they are linked to other related memories. This ability to ...
Virginia Tech researchers are investigating how overloaded mitochondria in the brain’s memory circuits may spark early Alzheimer’s damage. Their work focuses on calcium signaling and how it might ...
Psychological research helps to explain why certain awkward memories feel mentally “sticky.” Here’s how you can weaken their ...
Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.
A new study (Cardenas et al., 2026) suggests that just 20 minutes of moderate cardio may trigger brain activity tied to learning and memory. Researchers found that a single cycling session sparked ...
A new study published in the journal Neuron provides evidence that the brain stores competing memories of alcohol use and the ...
New research suggests pregnancy doesn’t impair the brain—it reshapes it, refining memory, attention, and emotional awareness ...
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