A new study reveals that astrocytes, once dismissed as mere support cells, play a central role in fear memory.

Brain fog can be scary. It might appear innocently, like losing your car keys or forgetting what date you scheduled that appointment on. Some of this memory loss is normal—it’s just a natural side ...

People who grew up before teens had smartphones are often stronger socially than teenagers of younger generations.

Think back to the first thing you remember: Candles on your birthday cake, the wiry fur of a childhood dog, the smell of your mother’s perfume. Whatever the memory, chances are you were already at ...

Even though these pups were loved by their families, when they went away on a trip, the dog was often on their own for a few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think back to the first thing you remember: Candles on your birthday cake, the wiry fur of a childhood dog, the smell of your ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

In a new show coinciding with Frieze L.A., the artist layers homelessness, displacement and fantasy in paintings that ...

Every February, the United States observes Black History Month, a commemoration dedicated to remembering the struggles, ...

What is memory? Is it an electric spark or a chemical product? Is it deposited in one place? All that you have learned, felt, and experienced in your life is memory, but it’s not like books stored ...

Babies as young as one year old can form memories, according to the results of a brain-scanning study published in the journal Science. The findings suggest that infantile amnesia, the inability to ...