Every thought, memory, and feeling we experience depends on trillions of tiny connection points in the brain called synapses.

Learning a second language is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with millions of people turning to digital tools and ...

New research shows robotic materials can learn and adapt without software, storing behavior directly in their structure.

The hippocampus is a crucial part of the brain that plays a role in memory and learning, especially in remembering directions ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...

A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories.