Our brains thrive on a challenge, but it doesn't all have to be hard work to see the health benefits. Here are three simple ...

GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything from creativity to critical thinking.

One art session a week has a similar effect on the ageing process as an extra workout, according to new research ...

It turns out your brain might not be the only part of your body that remembers. Scientists at NYU have found that cells outside the brain—like those from your kidneys—can actually "learn" and form ...

How do we learn to remember? At the most fundamental level, it's all about chemicals and electricity. Beyond their roles in ...

As humans and other animals experience new things, their brains continuously update their memory of past events. These ...

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 ...

Just 12 weeks after visiting Dr Fotuhi, Carol was taking up new hobbies, attending church again, and even applying for jobs. ...