Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...

Virginia Tech researchers have shown that memory loss in aging may be reversible. Using CRISPR tools, they corrected molecular disruptions in the hippocampus and amygdala, restoring memory in older ...

Your age affects how your memory works Young children have both memory systems, but they develop at different rates. The capacity to form strong semantic memories comes first, while episodic memory ...

In “How to Change a Memory,” neuroscientist Steve Ramirez embarks on a project to find and reactivate memories in the brains of mice. November 14, 2025 The following is an excerpt from How to Change a ...

As a seasoned writer and editor with a love of psychology, I try to imagine walking into a library of my own memories and being able to edit them like chapters in a book. OK—perhaps my senior brain is ...

You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ...