If the brain isn't limited by memory space, why don't we remember everything? This is because the brain's memory system runs ...

There isn’t a meaningful limit to how much information the brain can store,”says Boston College psychology and neuroscience Professor Elizabeth Kensinger. Indeed, the brain’s memory system is not ...

Neuroscientists have taken a major step toward detecting Alzheimer’s disease in its earliest stages—long before memory loss ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that misfolded "stealth" proteins—not just plaques—may play a major role in cognitive decline.

A Finnish population study shows that signs related to Alzheimer's disease may already be found in the brain in middle age.

Limiting sweetened candy doesn't guarantee that you won't get dementia, but it is a positive step forward. Along with ...

Here’s how to recognize memory loss, what causes it and how to manage issues for yourself or someone you love.

A new Yale study has found a promising target for treating the brain fog that can follow COVID-19 and offers new insight into ...

In a February 2019 study highlighted in Neurology, researchers reported that staying both physically and mentally active in ...

Scientists at UCSF combined advanced brain-network modeling, genetics, and imaging to reveal how tau protein travels through ...

New research shows that signs of Alzheimer’s disease can already be detected in the blood of people as young as their 40s.

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...