‘The timeline of memory decline is not hardwired; it’s actively modulated in the body.’ ...

Study reveals how navigation and memory are linked, with a stable brain compass helping keep memories organized over time.

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers boosted lymphatic vessel integrity in old mice and ...

Scientists have found that your brain separates memories into “what” and “where/when” using two different groups of neurons.

New research reveals that while our memory centers are constantly shifting, our internal compass remains frozen in time to ...

A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that accelerating the brain’s waste removal system could have tremendous implications for our memory. As ...

As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and ...

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 ...