Neurons that track which direction an animal faces can hold their firing patterns steady for months, even as other brain ...

New research reveals that while our memory centers are constantly shifting, our internal compass remains frozen in time to keep our world stable.

Memories rarely arrive as an unbroken stream. The brain quietly divides life into segments: entering a room, starting a conversation, or watching a new scene unfold.

For almost a century, psychologists and neuroscientists have been trying to understand how humans memorize different types of information, ranging from knowledge or facts to the recollection of ...

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Handwriting engages motor, language, and attention systems, activating the brain more fully than typing. Writing by hand ...

On neuroscience’s big stage Nov. 15, MIT Professor Earl K. Miller will propose that thought and consciousness emerge from the fast and flexible organization of the cortex produced by the analog ...

AI is transforming how we think and work—but at a cognitive cost. This piece explores “AI brain fry,” the pressures driving it, and how we can protect focus, clarity, and well-being.

In the world of Harry Potter, one’s memory can be manipulated with the flick of a wand. Albus Dumbledore reels wispy memories out of his head and puts them in a Pensieve. If he later dunks his head in ...

New research suggests Intelligence may emerge from how the brain’s networks work together rather than a single “intelligence ...