Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

While memories may fade with time, the explanations people give for why they remember an event remain surprisingly stable and ...

Music can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, or break your heart in a few notes. It can also nudge what you remember, but ...

New research suggests that a person's overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

Adults who followed aerobic exercise guidelines showed slower brain aging on MRI, offering clues for midlife brain health.

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

New research reveals memory loss with age follows a curved pattern, linked to widespread brain shrinkage rather than a single ...

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 ...

New research suggests that a specific type of brain training could help socially anxious individuals break the habit of instantly focusing on threatening social cues. A study published in the Journal ...

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