Memory doesn’t live only in the brain. Scientists are uncovering signs that cells throughout the body can remember, too. These findings are starting to challenge old ideas about how and where memory ...

Scientists have long known that the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories. It helps record where and when things happen. But how it processes what you see—like objects or images—has been a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in the brain that may play and unsung role in memory. | Credit: ...

Unveiling the Brain's Building Blocks To uncover the mysterious world of memory storage, let's delve into the remarkable building blocks of the brain: neurons. These cells serve as messengers, ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and ...

A minority of people have hyperthymesia, or highly superior autobiographical memory, so they can remember events in their ...

Salk scientists develop new technique to measure synapse strength and plasticity, supporting new research on learning and memory and how these processes decline in aging and disease LA JOLLA (May 22, ...

A study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changes the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been explained by the activity of brain cells called neurons ...

György Buzsáki first started tinkering with waves when he was in high school. In his childhood home in Hungary, he built a radio receiver, tuned it to various electromagnetic frequencies and used a ...

Key points Memory storage in the brain may reside in the lipid bilayer of neuronal membranes. Synaptic plasticity, the changes that occur in the synapse, is a primary mechanism for learning and memory ...