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.

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new ...

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 ...

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 and fun ways to protect your brain as you age.

Dancing undoubtedly improves your fitness. It has been shown to support your mental health and it can even boost your memory.

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known ...

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 ...