The traditional model of memory proposes that different types of long term memory are processed in separate brain modules.
Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...
The smell of my grandmother’s home hit me before I was even through the door. Something between talcum powder and the particular warmth of a house where the windows didn’t open often. I haven’t been ...
Boosting mitochondrial calcium by inhibiting the LETM1 protein enhances long-term memory formation in flies and mice.
If you ask your friends about their favorite memories, they may mention their first kiss, a wedding day, or perhaps even giving birth to their child. It’s usually an important moment in time. But how ...
Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the Stowers Institute has identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment ...
Your ability to recall the what, when, where, and how of a past experience comes from episodic memory, a type of long-term, explicit memory. Your memory allows you to retain information so you can use ...