Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a critical role in recognition memory. Named 'ovoid cells' for their egg-shaped cell bodies, they increase understanding of how memories ...

Your implicit memory helps you remember how to do things without consciously thinking about it. It includes skills and habits, like how to ride a bike and how to get around your house. It also ...

MIT's DAAAM framework gives robots long-term spatial memory by attaching language descriptions to 3D maps. Ask "where's my wallet?" and it searches its memory.

UBC associate professor of cellular and physiological sciences Dr. Mark Cembrowski (left) and PhD student Adrienne Kinman observe ovoid cells active in the hippocampus of a mouse. Take a look around ...

Oh, how familiar it is: You put your phone down, and a few minutes later you’re looking for it everywhere…in the kitchen, in your purse, on the floor—Did I leave it in the car? Or you run into a ...

The next time you’re having a stressful time remembering where you left your keys, phone or glasses, don’t necessarily give up on your memory completely. That’s what Brigham and Women’s Hospital ...