There are two major categories of memory: long-term memory and short-term memory. To learn more, choose from the options ...

Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

Researchers have discovered a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain. Their work suggests that long-term memory can form independently of short-term memory, a finding that opens ...

Your ability to recall the what, when, where, and how of a past experience comes from episodic memory, a type of long-term, explicit memory. Your memory allows you to retain information so you can use ...

Researchers have shown that, just like declarative memories, short-term and long-term memories for motor skills form in different regions of the brain, with the cerebellum being critical for the ...

Memory is freedom. Consider the recent movie I Care a Lot, in which a woman creates a successful legal guardian company that cons courts into believing senior citizens are senile and unfit to care for ...

Has this ever happened to you? You’re having dinner with your family or friends. Suddenly, your beverage gets knocked over, and it spills all over the table, making a mess. Think back to that moment.

Imagine interacting with an AI assistant that not only remembers your preferences but also learns from past conversations to improve its responses over time. Whether it’s recalling your favorite ...

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Do you remember the name of your second-grade teacher or what you ate for lunch today? Those memories may be separated by decades, ...