A new study shows that balanced neural inhibition in the hippocampus is crucial for recognition memory, the ability to remember objects we’ve recently encountered.

In an effort to teach self-management to students identified as impulsive, Meichenbaum found that he could help students ...

Holiday nostalgia, loneliness, and stress can make us want to text an ex. Learn how to tell genuine desire for reconnection ...

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for ...

A recent neuroscience review questions the long-held belief that memories are unchanging records of past events.

A new review explores how episodic memories are formed, stored, and reshaped over time, revealing why our recollections of past events often change.

A study from the University of East Anglia is helping scientists better understand how our brains remember past events—and how those memories can change over time.

First and foremost, we breathe in order to absorb oxygen - but this vital rhythm could also have other functions. Over the ...

These coaches help professional athletes achieve their goals through mental preparation — and they could help you, too. By Christina Caron Simone Biles, Iga Swiatek, Russell Wilson — these very ...

Since no one ever does anything worthwhile on their own, who you know is important. But what you know — and what you do with what you know — is crucial. Learning, memory, and cognitive skills are a ...

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...

Eyewitness misidentifications have long been a source of wrongful convictions, casting doubt on the reliability of memory in the courtroom. But UC San Diego psychologist John Wixted says the story ...