Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

Adolescents who will eventually experiment with marijuana score higher on behaviors of intelligence. Teens who were exposed ...

Heavy cannabis use could negatively impact certain types of memory, largest study of its kind to date has found. Image credit: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg/Getty Images. Recent research shows the use of ...

Uncover 25 psychological effects you didn't know about that shape your daily life. Learn how your mind works, make better ...

Menopause signals the end of a woman’s reproductive years, occurring 12 months after the last menstrual period. During the years leading up to and following menopause many women experience symptoms ...

Memory for actions, commonly termed the enactment effect, refers to a robust enhancement in memory when individuals physically perform actions during encoding rather than simply reading or hearing ...

Feeling alone may leave a mark on memory, especially for older adults. A major European study of more than 10,000 people ...

The production effect refers to the robust finding that words read aloud, rather than those read silently, are more effectively encoded and later retrieved. This phenomenon is attributed to the ...

Loneliness is something most of us will experience at some point. It is a normal emotion, not a character flaw. But it is also something that can quietly affect how we think and remember, and ...