A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by the University of Iowa shows that ...

For the millions of people who carry the gene APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, their ...

A new study suggests a single exercise session can increase electrical “ripples” in parts of the brain that support memory and learning ability. The research recorded electrical activity directly from ...

A clinical study of the effects of sleep deprivation on mice indicates that caffeine may protect the brain circuits ...

Sleep loss selectively disrupts memory-related brain circuits and behavior, while caffeine restores synaptic plasticity and ...

The study points to lasting changes in the locus coeruleus, a brain region that plays a critical role in attention, memory, ...

Can TMS reach the hippocampus? A new study demonstrates that personalized noninvasive brain stimulation can modulate deep ...

Schematic model showing how memory is consolidated in the prefrontal cortex and how circuitry through the amygdala shifts as hippocampal engram cells become silent and cortical engrams become active.

Can caffeine save your social life? New research shows how caffeine restores social memory impaired by sleep deprivation by targeting the hippocampal CA2 region. Learn about the molecular mechanisms ...

(Mapodile/E+/Getty Images) Many of us enjoy a cup of coffee as an early morning pick-me-up, but caffeine's powers could ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

Brain scans reveal imagination forms full experiences using memory and language, reshaping how scientists understand mental imagery.