The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

Scientists map how quantum computer errors persist and link over time, revealing hidden memory that could reshape error ...

This FAQ will look at a lesser-known but commercially available RAM technology called resistive random-access memory (RRAM) ...

A minority of people have hyperthymesia, or highly superior autobiographical memory, so they can remember events in their ...

Long-term memory formation relies on activating specific genes and producing proteins that help store or shape memories. In this study, we found that a protein called recombination repair protein 1 ...

It may seem hard to believe for those who rarely remember their dreams, but psychologists have found strong evidence that sleep and dreaming are closely intertwined with the dynamics of memory.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Todd Sacktor was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia. “An empty bedroom next to mine. A swing set with two ...

Groundbreaking research on the mechanisms of emotional memory and brain plasticity, the dynamics of collective cognition, and psychological science’s intersection with artificial intelligence (AI) ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that the thyroid hormone system in the brain may be a powerful driver of how fear memories are formed. Thyroid hormone signaling in the ...

Dynamic mechanisms of engram maturation. During the allocation, engram allocation is primarily governed by enhancements in intrinsic neuronal excitability, driven primarily by increased ...

A mouse runs through a maze it’s explored a dozen times. But inside its brain, the map is never quite the same. New research from the University of Chicago is shedding light on how the mind ...