The study of nootropics in cognitive research illustrates both the promise and the complexity of brain optimization. Focus, memory, and mental energy are not single switches to flip-they are ...

Students who test themselves on new material remember about 50% more than students who just re-read their notes. That's the core finding from decades of retrieval practice research - and it runs ...

Recent psychological research reveals that certain forms of strong memory can make people more prone to distortion, anxiety, and poor decisions, all while making them feel smarter and more accurate ...

Prospective memory (PM) research investigates the cognitive mechanisms that enable individuals to remember and execute future intentions. This field integrates insights from cognitive psychology, ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...

Researchers have investigated how sleep affects memory. They found a link between breathing and the emergence of certain brain activity patterns in sleep that are associated with the reactivation of ...

Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

University of Reading researchers in the U.K. study memory formation and destruction from a robot controlling its own movements with rodent brain matter. In a software-driven world, it's easy to ...

Decades of child bereavement research show auditory memory outlasts visual memory in early childhood loss, with lasting ...