A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare for the future.

The human brain is much more flexible than we ever thought. New studies have begun to suggest that, even in adulthood, the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Examining the human brain at the cellular level in more detail than ever before, scientists have identified an enormous array of cell types - more than 3,300 - ...

Human memory is amazing. Psychologists who study memory have subdivided it into several memory types. First, there is sensory memory, or memory for information coming into the brain via a sensory ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the 170 billion brain cells that allow us to walk, talk, and think. A newly published atlas offers the most detailed maps yet of the location, structure ...