A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Traditionally, explicit long-term memory (the intentional, conscious recollection of things and experiences) is divided into ...

We're talking octogenarians (or older) with faculties more like their 50s. Here's what Northwestern cognition researchers ...

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

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

A new study challenges the long-standing belief that episodic and semantic memory rely on distinct brain systems.

In the realm of memories, "where" holds special importance. Where did I leave my keys? Where did I eat dinner last night? Where did I first meet that friend? Recalling locations is necessary for daily ...

Researchers in Canada reported in Neurology that transdermal estradiol improved episodic memory scores in postmenopausal women, and that the drug’s efficacy depended on the route of administration.

A recent study by UCLA researchers offers new insight into how the brain makes sense of sequences of experiences, and it may have implications for treating certain memory disorders. The study, ...

Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over ...

In a world where cannabis is increasingly legalized and normalized, questions about its effects on the brain have never been more pressing. A recent study, the largest and most comprehensive of its ...