It's obvious to most people as soon as they set foot in a place they know well—like their childhood bedroom or a former ...

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare for the future.

Explore how Hollywood's portrayal of extraction in films reflects America's geopolitical strategies and the comforting ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Salvatore Vanni, a neurosurgeon’s son in Aventura, was 4 years old when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer that develops in immature nerve cells. He was a patient at seven ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect ...

In this adapted excerpt from "How to Change a Memory," author and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez recounts the events that led him and his colleagues to discover memories could be artificially controlled ...

This Saturday, Nov. 1, the cultural heart of downtown Santa Ana will come alive for a vibrant Día de los Muertos celebration, with colorful altars, flowers, music and food filling the street as the ...

Love and Deepspace has struck up the band on its latest Memory event, and it’s one with a bit of an unusual musical flavour. It’s called Heartbeats Ablaze, and it’s live now until November 18.

Chenyang (Leo) Lin grew up in a coastal city in southern China, far from any woods. So, when he went on a hike in New Hampshire last year, he was awed by the large trees and darting squirrels. “That ...