How the Brain Stores and Edits Memories
Summary: A new scientific review maps the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind memory formation, consolidation, generalization, and updating,…
Brain’s Gatekeepers Remember Signals to Shape Long-Term Memory
Summary: A new study reveals how calcium ion channels in the brain don’t just relay signals—they remember them.…
Color Knowledge Tied to Language-Visual Brain Circuitry
Summary: A new study shows that our ability to recall details about familiar objects, like a banana’s typical color,…
How Music Can Emotionally Reshape Your Memories
Summary: A new neuroscience study reveals that music can alter the emotional content of our memories when played…
Light Exercise Boosts Memory via Dopamine and Noradrenaline
Summary: New research reveals that even light exercise, like jogging or yoga, activates key neurotransmitter systems that enhance…
Two Learning Systems in the Brain Reveal How Habits Are Formed
Summary: The brain uses two separate dopamine-based learning systems: one for evaluating outcomes and another for reinforcing repeated…
Face Blindness Affects 1 in 50
Summary: A new study reveals that people with developmental prosopagnosia, or face blindness, struggle daily to recognize even…
Verbal Abuse in Childhood Rewires the Developing Brain
Summary: New neuroscience research highlights how verbal abuse in childhood can alter brain development and increase the risk…
Teen Obesity Linked to Brain Changes in Memory and Emotion Centers
Summary: A major new study shows that adolescents with abdominal obesity have significantly larger brain regions involved in…
How Memories Take Shape at the Synapse Level
Summary: A groundbreaking new technique called EPSILON allows researchers to map the proteins involved in memory formation with…