An elephant never forgets — or does it? Elephants are intelligent mammals that recall faces and places, but how much can they ...

Long-term memory is information encoded in the brain on the time-scale of years. It consists of explicit (declarative) memories that are consciously reportable and depend heavily on the medial ...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services recently announced significant increases to staffing requirements, which ...

A stage of sleep – reflected in the size of our pupils – is important to committing recent memories to the brain, which could ...

Memory is more than just a tool for recalling the past; it’s a vital part of how we function in our daily lives. Whether you’re a student aiming for high grades, a professional trying to stay sharp in ...

Sleep spindles—brief bursts of brain activity crucial for memory and sleep stability—are guided primarily by short-term ...

The symptoms of alcohol-related dementia can vary, but they usually involve changes in how a person thinks and acts. Some ...

For many years, platinum-based chemotherapy has been one of the mainstays for advanced testicular cancer. Painful peripheral neuropathy, especially in the hands and feet, is a common side effect.

A new study offers an explanation as to how deep sleep — also known as slow wave sleep — helps support the formation of ...

Summary: New research shows that slow-wave sleep strengthens synaptic connections in the neocortex, making it more receptive to long-term memory formation. Researchers found that during deep sleep, ...