Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

This study uses a Bayesian framework to characterize latent brain state dynamics associated with memory encoding and performance in children, as measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

Neurodegenerative disease profoundly affects structures and pathways responsible for memory, cognition, and higher-order ...