Your memory relies on reusing, overlapping and adapting rather than on a fixed number of storage spots.

Have you ever wondered how much information your brain can actually hold? According to Professor Paul Reber from Northwestern ...

A study in Cell found that forgotten memories are stored in a dormant state and can be retrieved with the right kind of cue.

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. A preclinical study by Stowers Institute scientists has now identified the mechanism that makes a ...

Some memories remain with us for years, shaping how we learn from experience and adapt to the world around us. Others ...

A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes. The findings, from ...

A study from the University of East Anglia is helping scientists better understand how our brains remember past events - and how those memories can change over time. A new paper published today ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

Why scents trigger the brain’s strongest memories and how smell can instantly unlock vivid recall from 20+ years ago.

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 ...