Although brain size doesn’t necessarily indicate more brain power, elephants have an incredible memory because their cerebral ...

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

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 ...

This allows for the replay of past experiences without ‘outside interference’ which is necessary to consolidate the memories ...

Scientists don't know exactly how sleep enhances memory, but it appears to involve the brain's hippocampus and neocortex – the part of the brain where long-term memories are stored. It is ...

These slow waves make the neocortex–where long-term memory is stored in the brain–particularly receptive to new information. The findings are detailed in a study published December 12 in the ...

According to the study, the slow waves make the neocortex, the location of long-term memory, especially receptive to information. The findings could help to optimize the treatment approaches that ...

Now, a team of researchers posits an explanation. According to the study, the slow waves make the neocortex, the location of long-term memory, especially receptive to information. The findings ...