Every day that we live is a memory we take with us for the rest of our lives. According to Psychology Today, "Memory makes us. If we couldn't recall the who, what, where, and when of our everyday ...

When you slip into sleep, it's easy to imagine that your brain shuts down, but University of Michigan research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming, tattooing ...

It is unclear whether photographic memory is real, and while it may not be attainable, mental exercises and lifestyle changes can improve a person’s overall memory. Share on Pinterest The mind is ...

When you slip into sleep, it's easy to imagine that your brain shuts down, but new research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming, tattooing memories into your ...

The brain comes prepared to perceive the world. When babies are born, the optic nerve (which carries signals from the light-sensitive retina at the back of the eye) connects to a nucleus in the ...

The shape on the screen appears only briefly—just long enough for the test subject to commit it to memory. At the same time, an electrical signal snakes past the bony perimeter of her skull, down ...

Visual illusions are the tricksters of the puzzle world; they are designed in such a way that they fool our brains and eyes. Our brain tends to fill in missing pieces of information to process it more ...

APOE4, the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, has been tied to slightly better memory in the young. Now, researchers led by Sebastian Crutch and Jonathan Schott, ...