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, ...

Shrinkage of one of the brain's key memory centers appears to herald thinking declines, a new study finds. The region in question is the hippocampus, a two-sided structure located roughly above each ...

New research reveals that reduced ATP signaling in the hippocampus plays a causal role in both depression- and anxiety-like behaviors.

Scientists found that reduced ATP signaling in the hippocampus can trigger both depression and anxiety in mice. Lower ATP levels and a drop in connexin 43 expression appeared to make stressed animals ...

People with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thinking, according to a study published in the December 18, 2024, online ...

A new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. "This may help us unravel how we remember what we read." Read the following sentence: "Donald Trump and Kamala ...

Inflammation in the hippocampus -- the brain's memory center -- significantly alters motivation and behavior in mice, according to new research. Inflammation in the hippocampus -- the brain's memory ...