Neuroscientists reveal how the brain decides which locations will best anchor memories—before new experiences even happen.

A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

The reasons why seemingly random experiences are preserved in our memory, and how this could hold the keys to our future.

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lanzhou University has obtained ...

A. Overview of hippocampal dynamics during movie watching. FMRI data from the hippocampus were measured at the voxel level, and low-dimensional subspaces for two types of novelty and memorability were ...

A new study published in Psychological Medicine has found that a specific type of cognitive training can reduce biological ...

Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations — it’s a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first few ...

A new study has shown that sleep deprivation can inhibit the brain's ability to suppress unwanted memories and intrusive thoughts. Scientists at the University of York, in collaboration with the ...