Short-Term Memory

Results reflected both patient anxiety and how parents perceived their child's anxiety

Camembert cheese, fermented with white mold, produces fatty acid amides like myristamide that improved memory and learning in mice. These compounds boosted brain-supporting proteins and countered cognitive decline caused by a high-fat diet.

Scientists had a rare opportunity to study living brain tissue — and cracked a giant mystery about sleep

Taxi and ambulance drivers need to have quick wits and nimble reflexes to cut through traffic effectively. Turns out that these traits might also protect them from Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

Despite Dr Alex George's recent experience of sobriety negatively affecting his sleep, alcohol remains a reliable way to disrupt your rest, in the long and short term.

Movement is essential to staying healthy, and even an easy walk helps.

Finnish researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that affects brain activity over time. Ana Triana, a researcher at Aalto University who led the recently published study,...

When the brain "juggles" information, things can fall through the cracks.

A new study suggests that mindfulness meditation influences how the brain perceives pain in ways that are distinct from the placebo effect.

What is the connection between celiac disease and mental health issues? Researchers share insights on how a gluten-free diet can help these issues.

Its symptoms can be confused with signs of normal aging.

Washington politics is drawing attention to cognitive testing, a 10-minute series of questions to assess different brain function

After accounting for placebo effects, results of a new meta-analysis estimate that about 15% of patients stopping antidepressant therapy had true discontinuation symptoms.

If you've been struggling to sleep well, it might be because you're in one of the six stages of sleep deprivation. What to know.

A new study connects the brain's interaction with metals to the phenomenon of consciousness.

Holy god, this poor bastard has a medical history that makes him sound like one of Magellan's sailors.

Anyone who regularly watches news or sports has likely noticed the steady creep of content competing for screen space, whether it be stock market prices, social media posts, game scores or some other graphic display. Previous studies have indicated that high-intensity visuals that employ vibrant displays of information tend to hamper both long- and short-term memory.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a technique for connecting lab-grown brain-mimicking tissue in a way that resembles circuits in our brain.

In life-threatening situations, your body instantaneously recruits the largest and fastest muscle fibers needed for explosive force and power.

Designing machines to think like humans provides insight into intelligence itself