A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Associate professor Dong Song (L) and first author Xiwei She (R) discuss their machine learning model. (CREDIT: USC) Scientists ...

Like a computer system with built-in redundancies, a study has revealed that brains use three different sets of neurons to store a single memory. The finding could one day help soften painful memories ...

Forgotten where you put your keys again? Blanked on your neighbor’s name mid-conversation? While these momentary mental hiccups happen to everyone, they can trigger that nagging worry about what they ...

Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory ...