Research increasingly suggests that smell could play a role in memory retention—and you may be able to leverage the sense to ...

Half-forgotten memories can be resurrected using "mental time travel," a new study suggests. The research, published Monday (July 28) in the journal PNAS, showed that a person can rejuvenate their ...

Helping other people has always been framed as a moral choice, but a growing body of research suggests it might also be one of the most practical ways to keep the brain sharp with age. Instead of an ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study from Washington State University found that smoking cannabis can not only blur memories but reshape them. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, ...

Loneliness may quietly affect how well older adults remember things—but it might not be speeding up mental decline after all. A large European study tracking over 10,000 people for seven years found ...

As I speed toward college graduation, I am looking down the road at taking my last finals ever. Despite seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, I am having a hard time sitting down and studying for ...