A growing body of research links heavy social media use not only to declines in mental health but to measurable cognitive ...

Lawsuits and science collide as new research shows social media detox can reverse brain damage and boost mental health fast.

Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may snowball to cause unintended consequences, a new mouse study suggests.

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

Erasing a memory like throwing away an old receipt? Forgetting a difficult breakup like deleting an old voicemail? It's an idea that makes you dream, or even shudder. This "science fiction fantasy" is ...

Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61649-6 Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have developed a new class of programmable nanofluidic ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

Discover 25 interesting facts about amnesia, from its surprising types to causes like trauma and surgery. Explore the complex world of memory loss and chal ...

A clinical study of the effects of sleep deprivation on mice indicates that caffeine may protect the brain circuits responsible for social memory.