Memory reconsolidation research, the neuroscience behind Harry Potter's Obliviate charm, is already being tested in PTSD ...

The way we experience the present is largely influenced by our memories of the past. Some memories help us navigate the world around us, while others can make life more difficult and uncomfortable.

Everyone has moments of forgetfulness from time to time, especially as we get older. But older adults don't just have difficulty remembering new information. They also have a harder time modifying ...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens in US theaters on July 31, 2026, and the promotional press wave driving Jon Bernthal to the top of US Google trends this week has surfaced a question that stretches far ...

n 1999 a postdoc in my lab, Karim Nader, walked into my office with an idea for a new experiment. He outlined his plan to test a controversial theory in neuroscience called memory reconsolidation that ...

A research group from the University of Bologna has succeeded in modifying the negative effect of a returning memory that triggers fear, and developed a new non-invasive experimental protocol. The ...

Update: The research by Schiller and Phelps has now been published in Nature (DOI: 10.1038/nature08637). A new drug-free therapy wipes away fearful memories in rats and humans. The simple treatment ...

Memory updating is impaired in old age, yet little is known about the mechanisms behind the process and what goes wrong with older age. A team of researchers found that blocking a repressive enzyme ...