Sometimes, we search for information in long-term memory and find it—a name, a movie title, or a vivid example to support a general conclusion. Other times, we're unable to recall what we believe we ...

A team of scientists from the Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR) at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has unveiled how the hippocampus orchestrates multiple memory processes, ...

However, the role of astrocytes in storage and retrieval of memories has not been investigated before," Deneen said. Astrocytes trigger memory recall The researchers began by developing a completely ...

They obtained these results using an innovative new eye tracking technique they developed. "Our findings indicate that eye movements play a functional role in memory retrieval," says Dr. Jennifer Ryan ...

The average human brain weighs about 3 pounds and contains 80 to 100 billion neurons, which are the cells that store information. But how do these cells store information? How do we retrieve that ...

Scientists have long known that the human brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes involving decision-making and emotional regulation extending into the mid- to ...