A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.
Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...
When the brain rests, it usually replays recent experiences to strengthen memory. Scientists found that in Alzheimer’s-like ...
Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, ...
Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurological disorder affecting more than 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 ...
A new study in mice suggests that memory problems in Alzheimer’s disease may stem from a breakdown in how the brain replays recent experiences during periods of rest. The research was carried out by s ...
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...
Human memory and attention are core cognitive functions that shape perception, learning, and decision-making. And whilst decades of research have provided ...
Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while we are resting, according to a new study in mice by University College ...
Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the next step. Lithium has long been a standard treatment in bipolar disorder, but ...
New UK research challenges some scientists' fundamental assumptions about how memory works, relying on the entire brain.