A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how memory works—and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...

A robot on a factory floor can carry parts, scan shelves, and move around people with growing skill. What it still struggles ...

The unregulated supplement Prevagen has been heavily marketed on TV for memory issues, but a court has told the company to ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how memory works – and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...

We’ve all had the unfortunate experience of having to pull food packaging out of the garbage because we almost immediately forgot what temperature to set the oven on. At the same time, if someone ...

One type of memory we often take for granted is our working memory. This is a catch-all term for very short-term memory, over a few seconds up to a couple of minutes. It can include things such as ...

Whether it’s riding a bike or knitting a sweater, there are some tasks you do without thinking. These are commonly associated with “muscle memory”, the idea your body can remember how to perform ...