New UK research challenges some scientists' fundamental assumptions about how memory works, relying on the entire brain.

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

You might say you have a "bad memory" because you don't remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ...

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A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Memory actually takes many different forms. We know that when we store a memory, we are storing information. But, what that information is and how long we retain it determines what type of memory it ...

A research team identified the brain's food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse brain that ...