How scents rewire your brain's memory center and pull emotions from more than two decades back

Discover why scents are the brain's most powerful memory triggers and how a single smell can bring back moments from 20+ years ago.
AOL

A single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuits

A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by the University of Iowa shows that even a single workout can rapidly shift how your brain processes memory.
Medical Xpress

Decoded circuits reveal how brain cell networks stabilize memory formation

Newly decoded brain circuits make memories more stable as part of learning, according to a study led by NYU Langone Health researchers. The entorhinal/hippocampal circuit is known from past studies to ...
Inc

Neuroscientists Say Coffee May Actually Restore Brain Circuits Hurt by Lack of Sleep

Researchers have found that your morning cup of coffee may do more than kickstart your day, it could also shield your brain from the memory-erasing effects of sleep deprivation. “Sleep deprivation ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Losing sleep scrambles the brain circuit that lets you remember who is who

People who cut their sleep short are quietly degrading the brain circuit responsible for recognizing familiar faces and recalling names, according to converging animal and human research that traces ...
University of California

Molecule restores cognition and memory in Alzheimer’s disease mouse study

In a new study, a molecule identified and synthesized by UCLA Health researchers was shown to restore cognifitive functions in mice with Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. The compound effectively ...

Brain cells reshape structure and function for vision and memory tasks, study finds

An international research team led jointly by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Göttingen and ...