Adrian Ward had been driving confidently around Austin, Texas, for nine years — until last November, when he started getting lost. Ward’s phone had been acting up, and Apple Maps had stopped working.

Imagine that you knew how much memory you had left in your brain. Maybe there’s a progress bar in the corner of your eye. Or maybe you can visualize the percentage at will. In any case, anytime you ...

The study shows, for the first time in a realistic setting, the role of ripple-type brain waves in memory encoding and storage. A research team from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of ...

From the first frame of Orion , I knew this wasn’t going to be your typical sci-fi thrill ride. Directed by Jaco Bouwer , the ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

Research in mice found that flavanols – bitter compounds abundant in dark chocolate, red wine and berries – appear to enhance cognitive function for around an hour after ingestion. Mice given ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Dr. Jessica Bernard's grandfather was one of the estimated 90,000 people per year to be diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. This is partly what set her on the path of studying the cerebellum. As a ...

Darth Vader never said, “Luke I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive. Cape Town street art ...

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...