When you brace your abs before lifting something heavy or hold a plank until your muscles shake, the effort does not stay in ...

As humans and other animals experience new things, their brains continuously update their memory of past events. These ...

A study from the University of East Anglia is helping scientists better understand how our brains remember past events—and how those memories can change over time. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Social media connectivity boosts networking performance while significantly reducing content learning and recall accuracy.

Emotions play a pivotal role in how memories are formed and recalled. Plenty of studies have shown that emotional experiences tend to be remembered more vividly and for longer periods. When ...

The ability to store memories and re-live each moment in detail makes an immensely important contribution to our lives. But remembering is a reconstructive process rather than a literal act of ...

Faul, L. & Kensinger , E.A. (accepted). Emotional memory. Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. Garcia, S.M. & Kensinger, E.A ...

Study identifies a specific link between insulin resistance, brain structure, and cognitive impairment in Bipolar Disorder, ...

Jared McFarlane, a neuroscience Ph.D. student at BYU, has begun a research project investigating the ways social media may affect attention and memory. An essential part of getting a Ph.D. for any ...

The study of memory formation in aquatic gastropods, chiefly the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis, has provided profound insights into fundamental mechanisms of learning. These molluscan models ...