New research from UC Santa Barbara shows that mind-wandering — those moments where our attention drifts away from a task at ...

Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself to help memory formation.

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning across schools and universities. But a steady stream of research ...

Research sheds light on how ‘aha!’ moments help you remember what you learn DURHAM, N.C. -- Have you ever been stuck on a problem, puzzling over something for what felt like ages without getting ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to recall a key detail during an important conversation? Memory lapses like these can feel frustrating, even inevitable, ...

Certain cognitive skills help improve memory naturally. Strengthening focus, logic, language, and emotional control can ...

This test involves placing rodents in the center area of the radial arm maze and allowing them freedom to explore the maze in search of the reward. The animal must remember the arms it has previously ...