Brain waves passing between the two regions trigger a group of brain cells called phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) neurons that help coordinate working memory.

In an interview, Dr. Mahesh Gour discusses how memory works and offers practical tips for students to improve recall.

Use your eyes, ears, and imagination to explore your amazing mind and sharpen your wits.

Like brain cells, kidney cells can form memories Scientists found memory’s molecular machinery at work in cells outside the nervous system ...

Memory might not be brain-exclusive. Researchers discovered that even kidney and nerve tissue cells can detect learning patterns and activate a memory gene—just like neurons do.

Memory isn’t completely understood, she explains. “When you first form a memory, we kind of know where that happens in the brain.

Sheffield: Memory can go awry in a number of different ways. To fix a damaged brain that has gone through disease or trauma and get it back to the right appropriate state requires an understanding of ...

Why does the brain of some people stay sharp into their 80s and beyond? An expert explains what 25 years of exploring the ...

A new discovery shows that the accumulation of a certain protein called the ferritin light chain 1, or FTL1, plays a big role ...

How the brain is wired has been understood for a long-time, but how that wiring results in neural activity and cognition remains a mystery ...