Among the many types of information your memory system uses to decide what to remember, new research suggests social ...

Cognitive science identifies six habits to boost memory: forming connections using mnemonics, per Journal of Experimental ...

Despite a century of research, memory encoding in the brain has remained mysterious. Neuronal synaptic connection strengths are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories ...

These findings not only deepen our understanding of memory encoding and retrieval but also provide insights into the hippocampus’s role as a coordinator and its interaction with the neocortex.

As we delve deeper into the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), we find ourselves pondering more and more about its ...

Neuroimaging studies show that the efficacy of long-term memory encoding of a stimulus is indexed by transient neural activity elicited by that stimulus. Here, we show that successful memory ...

A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right.