Memory

New research has found a particular species of gut bacteria can directly improve long-term memory in bumblebees. The study found a bacterial metabolite can improve cognitive function, offering insights into the link between the microbiome and the brain.

New research is shedding light on how specifically targeted pulses of magnetic stimulation to the brain can improve episodic memory. The work found inhibiting activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhances memory formation.

Most memory devices us electric signals, but an emerging technology uses light, so data can be read back just by checking if an LED is on or off. Now, researchers have developed a new device based entirely on perovskite that can do both at once.

Animals, like us, experience a deterioration of memory in old age. But a new study suggests that cuttlefish are the first species in which this appears not to be the case.

For over a century scientists have known taking breaks while learning can improve long-term memory retention. A new study offers some of the first evidence to show how this actually works in the brain.

A new study has found caffeine can be used to help bees locate specific flowers. The research suggests the drug enhances bee memory and makes them more efficient at homing in on certain targeted flowers.

An intriguing study is proposing an innovative method to treat age-related memory loss. The preclinical research shows memory decline in aging mice can be reversed by manipulating the composition of structures in the brain known as perineuronal nets.

A new imaging study comparing brain activity of superagers to youthful brains highlights exactly how some older adults can maintain good memory function, and directs researchers to brain regions that could be stimulated to enhance memory in aging adults.

Our brains are extremely fast at recognizing the faces of people important to us. Now, a new study has identified a previously unknown population of brain cells that may be hybrids of sensory and memory neurons, which enable this quick recall.

Scientists have uncovered some surprising news ways ultrasound can improve cognition in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, something they believe could have wider implications for restoring cognition in the elderly.

Through a new study on rodents, scientists have made first-of-a-kind observations of the brain mistakenly recalling a memory, which they believe lays the groundwork for understanding the mechanisms at play in conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists at King's College London have used experiments in mice to demonstrate how fasting can also improve long-term memory and tackle age-related cognitive impairment, by boosting expression of what's known as the "longevity gene."