A collaboration between SISSA's Physics and Neuroscience groups has taken a step forward in understanding how memories are ...

Scientists have long suspected that hormones quietly tune how the brain learns, but the idea of a single, hidden “switch” has ...

Exploring the mechanisms involved in sleep-dependent memory storage, a team of cellular biologists found that RNAs associated with an understudied cell compartment in hippocampal neurons vary greatly ...

One month after learning, new myelin (green) has been added to existing myelination (magenta) in the medial prefrontal cortex of an adult mouse. Image credit: Chan & Kheirbek labs Most memories fade ...

If you've ever wanted to improve your memory, then science has a few proven tips for you, from healthy living habits to ...

Learning programs the brain. It is nature’s way to create simultaneously both “hardware” and “software” for the brain. Neuroscientists have long known that learning experiences change the functional ...