Have you ever had that weird feeling of letting your mind wander on a car trip, then not remembering anything about your drive when you arrive at your destination? Or perhaps you’ve struggled to fall ...

The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons, and for decades scientists have assumed that these cells are the primary drivers of memory and cognition. However, a new study from researchers at ...

For a long time, neuroscientists believed that long-term memory depends primarily on the strength of connections between brain neurons.

A new theory, published in The Journal of Neuroscience by three scientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory ...

The most prevalent theories suggest this is a linear process. Our experience is encoded into a short-term memory, which is then consolidated into a long-term memory. However, a new study by Dr. Myung ...

A new theory, published in The Journal of Neuroscience by three scientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory ...

This is part 3 of a five-part series. Part 1 provided an overview of the leading theories of consciousness. In this post, we will focus on global workspace theories (GWTs). These theories propose that ...