Short-term memory loss is scary because one would expect things that they just saw to be front of their mind. If you feel like you are having trouble with your recollection, you can test your ...

Long-term memory emerges from a sequence of molecular programs that sort, stabilize, and reinforce important experiences.

Can you remember what you had for breakfast three days ago? How about where you've left your car keys? It can often be difficult to remember basic actions in our day-to-day lives. Usually recalling ...

Memories are initially formed in the hippocampus, but the thalamus is a key next step in the relay that is important for ...

Researchers have discovered a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain. Their work suggests that long-term memory can form independently of short-term memory, a finding that opens ...

Memory is an interesting thing. Most of us may wish it was better. We may envy those with “photographic” memory or people who seem to have no trouble recalling phone numbers, matching faces to names, ...