The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

It turns out your brain might not be the only part of your body that remembers. Scientists at NYU have found that cells outside the brain—like those from your kidneys—can actually "learn" and form ...

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory ...

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and memory, according to a new study led by the University of Iowa. The researchers ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind study showed.

For almost a century, psychologists and neuroscientists have been trying to understand how humans memorize different types of ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

A new study that tracked brain changes in more than 1,600 adults over 12 years found that eating may help keep the brain ...

Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in the environment, serving essentially as a GPS, findings ...

Plus, recipes to make with these memory-boosting superstars. Memory can be enhanced by exercise, the ability to get enough sleep, and the foods you eat. Certain foods boost memory, in part, because ...