A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

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The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

Human memory is amazing. Psychologists who study memory have subdivided it into several memory types. First, there is sensory memory, or memory for information coming into the brain via a sensory ...

Two cognitive psychology researchers are debunking common misconceptions about human memory while sharing easy ways to recall different types of information. Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s time to ...

Babies of every species from mouse to human rapidly forget things that happen to them—an effect called infantile amnesia. A ...

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