We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people ...

Doctors explain.

New research found that vitamin D supplements may play a role in slowing the biological aging process. It seems there is nothing the sunshine vitamin can’t do. Vitamin D, which you can generate from ...

Dynamic mechanisms of engram maturation. During the allocation, engram allocation is primarily governed by enhancements in intrinsic neuronal excitability, driven primarily by increased ...

People frequently ask me “What’s the best way to improve my memory? (or … my child’s memory? … my elderly parent’s memory?). The answer most commonly given is to use memory aids, that is, mnemonic ...

A daily multivitamin did not turn back the clock in any dramatic sense. But in a large clinical trial of older adults, it did ...

This post was co-written by Dr. Deryn Strange, professor of forensic psychology at John Jay College. Our memories are not perfect reconstructions of the past. Instead, remembering a past event is a ...