In the late 19th century German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus published an influential book exploring memory and learning. Ebbinghaus was the first to chronicle a learning phenomenon which became ...

Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and ...

The non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener aspartame has been linked to potential problems with memory and learning, according to a study from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. In the ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant cells in the brain, play a direct role in the regulation of neuronal circuits involved in learning and memory. The ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

Research undertaken over the last century has revealed that sleep plays a role in the mechanisms directing normal cognitive and developmental processes, including the consolidation of memories. This ...

The perirhinal cortex is present within the medial temporal lobe (Figure 1) and it is considered to play a vital role in recognition memory, and also in perception and object association. Studies have ...

We’ve celebrated an extraordinary breakthrough while largely postponing the harder question of whether the architecture we’re scaling can sustain the use cases promised.

Watched anything binge-worthy lately? If so, it should have been for pure entertainment, not for professional development. Bingeing may seem as innocent as cramming — an age-old popular student ...