The main functions of the hippocampus involve human learning and memory. It is a part of the brain found in the inner folds of the temporal lobe. Knowing about the hippocampus has helped researchers ...

A novel therapeutic approach for an existing drug reverses a condition in elderly patients who are at high risk for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have ...

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal ...

Until recently, an explanation of memory management would have amounted to a description of a computer’s virtual memory implementation. Now however, memory management encompasses organizing frequently ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

The harsh reality is that we’re not getting any younger, and with aging comes consequences, like losing your mental acuity. Ever forget the names of people or places, or even what you had for lunch ...

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers investigate whether one year of supplementation with multivitamins could improve hippocampus-mediated cognition ...

People with elevated stress levels are more likely to experience a decline in cognitive function, a new study found, affecting their capacity to remember, concentrate and learn new things. Stress is ...