We can get silicon to "think" but the neuron can't be beat for efficiency. So, researchers worked to imitate it.

Scientists link a rising brain protein to memory decline and show it can be reversed in mice, offering a new target for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brief gene pulse in learning-activated engram neurons restored memory in aged and Alzheimer’s-model mice. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

A zebra finch can fit in the palm of your hand, but its brain is doing something that looks almost unruly. Inside one part of ...

What if our memories didn't solely rely on neurons? A recent study explores the surprising hypothesis that astrocytes - star-shaped brain cells - might play a much more important role in memory than ...

Researchers have investigated how sugar affects the brain’s ability to store memories.

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called engrams. Engrams are thought to hold the information of a memory and are reactivated when we remember, which makes ...

We often think of memory as stable—a mental archive that stores experiences in neat, retrievable files. But what if those files quietly shift positions, even when the original experience hasn’t ...

Researchers identify "meal memory" neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating. Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...