Our personalities are strongly formed by memories. Among the most significant may be those whose details have faded.

Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A ...

Brain imaging showed that these two types of narratives activated distinct memory networks, which later predicted how well listeners recalled the core story events. The findings suggest that ...

A person’s memory is a sea of images and other sensory impressions, facts and meanings, echoes of past feelings, and ingrained codes for how to behave—a diverse well of information. Naturally, there ...

Why are we able to recall only some of our past experiences? A new study led by Jun Nagai at the RIKEN Center for Brain ...

Anterograde amnesia is one type of memory loss where people have difficulty forming new memories after the amnesia-causing ...

New research reveals that astrocytes — not neurons — are responsible for stabilizing emotional memories by re-engaging during recall.

A cognitive training program may boost production of a brain chemical that plays a vital role in memory and attention, a new ...

Are you a poor, resilient, short, disturbed or sleep-aid sleeper? A new study shows how each sleep type impacts health.