A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background noise." ...

Puzzles have intrigued human minds over centuries, giving the just-right blend of challenge and satisfaction. Whether it is a ...

Large language models (LLMs), such as the model behind OpenAI's popular platform ChatGPT, have been found to successfully ...

Little is known about the associated brain activation during these sleep rhythms, and even less about their functional implications. In this study, we investigated the brain-wide activation underlying ...

Q. I am 78 years old and occasionally forget the names of people I know. It happens most frequently when I am introduced to ...

Using a new animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the study highlights a potential breakthrough in treatment strategies.

Vishvaa Rajakumar won the Memory League World Championship, which tests memorization skills. He shared some of his techniques ...

By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory. It means how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms ...

Researchers have identified ovoid cells, a new neuron type crucial for recognition memory, found in the hippocampus of ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...