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

Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

I remember every word of Traffic's 1968 release "Shanghai Noodle Factory" but can't recall where I set down my phone when I ...

Memory functions in three main stages: sensory, working, and long-term. Strategies such as removing distractions, practicing ...