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

You might say you have a "bad memory" because you don't remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professor and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez, shown working with brain samples, is exploring the science of memory manipulation.

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...

There are countless metaphors for memory. It’s a leaky bucket, a steel trap, a file cabinet, words written in sand. But one of the most evocative — and neuroscientifically descriptive — invokes Lego ...

Aging doesn’t have to mean losing your past. Scientists have found a way to "reprogram" specific memory-holding neurons, restoring youthful learning and recall in mice.