The brain seeks novelty. Passive tasks can lead to skill decline. Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new ...

Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations -- it's a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first few ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that how a story is told ...

From the grainy moon landing on your parents' TV to the fall of the Berlin Wall, these eight pivotal moments created neural ...

Based on peer-reviewed research, the innovative program helps residents train their sense of smell to strengthen ...