A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing the brain’s blood vessels. It's the missing link between exercise and ...

Memory sits at the center of how we learn, work, and maintain relationships. It shapes identity, supports decision-making, ...

A new study shows exercise releases a liver enzyme that repairs aging brain blood vessels and restores memory in mice.

The traditional model of memory proposes that different types of long term memory are processed in separate brain modules.

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

Our memory can fail sometimes. Who hasn’t forgotten their keys? and what about entering a room and not knowing why you were going there? These are some ...

The largest fMRI study to date finds that heavy cannabis use in young adults reduces brain activity and impairs working memory performance.