A new study in mice does not find evidence supporting two popular ideas for the mechanism for bridging the temporal time gap between two paired stimuli.

In Chapter 10, “Memory," author Matthew Cobb takes readers inside a couple of seminal moments in the scientific search for memory’s mechanics.

How will humanity record the unprecedented predicament we find ourselves in?

It seems as though the more we embrace external technologies, the more our memory faculties deteriorate. But the truth might just be scarier.

The Yale neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain’s architecture and function using C. elegans.

Honeybees can remember reward-associated odors three days after a single learning experience.

Adult neurogenesis, already appreciated for its role in learning and memory, also participates in mental health and possibly even attention, new research suggests.

Microglia ingest nerve cell connections, leading to the loss of information stored in neuronal circuits.

Rats and equations help researchers develop a theory of how our brains keep track of when events took place.