Boston University researchers found that ordinary moments can gain staying power if they’re connected to significant ...

New research reveals how emotional events help the brain remember ordinary moments that would otherwise be forgotten.

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

Scientists from the Nencki Institute and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have revealed a key mechanism in ...

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you ...

This suggests the brain applies different rules based on the strength of the original memory. Weak memories, like those for animal images, are more likely to be rescued. Stronger memories may already ...

Stretching your ability to focus is good for the brain. Paying close attention like that encourages the brain to pump more acetylcholine (a brain chemical important for learning, attention, and memory ...

Teachers can implement consistent routines, provide accessible supports, and empower students to figure out what helps them ...

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, ...