Why do we remember a hug forever? A new neurobiological model explains how "affective tactile memory" stores emotional touch ...

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Muscle memory extends beyond physical capability, illustrating how our brains retain skills and remain resilient, even ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how ...

By making people feel as if they inhabit a younger version of their own face, researchers can bring childhood memories into ...

Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized ...

Animal behavior reflects a complex interplay between an animal's brain and its sensory surroundings. Only rarely have ...

Animal behavior reflects a complex interplay between an animal's brain and its sensory surroundings. Only rarely have ...

Building a model of the phenomenon you’re studying can help you understand how that thing works. Roadmaps are models of the highways and roads between here and there. We use them to predict how we ...

New research suggests the astringent sensation caused by flavanols could act as a direct signal to the brain, triggering effects similar to a mild workout for the nervous system. In mouse experiments, ...