Morris Moscovitch, the Max and Gianna Glassman Chair in Neuropsychology and Aging in the Department of Psychology at University of Toronto, will present at the next Origin Science Scholars program ...

New research challenges the century-old practice of mapping the brain based on how tissue looks under a microscope. By analyzing electrical signals from thousands of neurons in mice, scientists ...

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

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

The hippocampus serves as the primary learning and memory center of the brain, but this is not where our memories are held. Rather, memory traces or engrams are represented by the connections between ...

A popular technique for studying brain disorders, known as lesion network mapping (LNM), appears to have a fundamental ...

From the smallest fragment of brain tissue, the intricate blueprint of the entire brain is beginning to emerge. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are making several time-consuming aspects of ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...