Scientists have long known that the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories. It helps record where and when things ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

For decades, scientists have worked to peer deeper into the brain. They have wanted to see not just surface activity in the ...

New stem cell–based brain models from UCLA scientists show how a single epilepsy gene variant affects different brain regions ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

The brain has its own waste disposal system – known as the glymphatic system – that’s thought to be more active when we sleep ...