The human brain actively keeps "learning" in balance by holding on to what matters and letting go of what does not.

Pitolisant, a histamine H3 receptor inverse agonist, improved recognition memory, working memory performance, and reinforcement learning in healthy adults. The findings suggest that histamine helps ...

Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults ...

A thirty percent gain in memory, recall, and cognition is great, but taking a daily multivitamin is still less important, ...

A study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changes the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been explained by the activity of brain cells called neurons ...

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

A new study (Cardenas et al., 2026) suggests that just 20 minutes of moderate cardio may trigger brain activity tied to learning and memory. Researchers found that a single cycling session sparked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Our memory system didn't ...

Talk about a gut-brain connection. Scientists have long known about the link between our stomachs and our brains, warning ...

Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is ...

Obesity disrupts blood flow, hormones, and nutrition, hindering cognitive function and overall quality of life. It also ...

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...