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 ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago found that “SuperAgers” generate twice as many new ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

For most of the 20th century, the scientific consensus held that the adult brain was essentially fixed, unable to grow new ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

(Boston)—Normal aging is characterized by deficits in the cognitive domains of learning, memory and executive function. Specifically, there are age-related changes in recall of information, speed of ...

An international team led by Jaime de Juan-Sanz at the Paris Brain Institute has shown that slightly increasing the metabolic capacity of neurons can enhance long-term memory in both fruit flies and ...

Expert tells ‘Post’ why brain remembers pain and why it must forget ...

An international study has revealed a surprising connection between quantum physics and the theoretical models underlying ...