Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms behind age-related memory decline — and shown they can be reversed.

Why Some People Are Born to Be Afraid Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be ...

Your memory during exams isn’t just related to how much you study. It is also about how your brain functions under pressure.

Patients with Alzheimer's may forget the present but remember a favourite old tune. Experts suggest how caregivers can ...

Why are we able to recall only some of our past experiences? A new study led by Jun Nagai at the RIKEN Center for Brain ...

WHO notes that social and environmental conditions also play a critical role in shaping mental health outcomes ...

Part two of Christie Jenkins' five-part series on bravery. It is inspired by her chat with Crista Samaras, founder of Brave ...

Fear is not only a personal experience, but also a social phenomenon that can be transmitted between people. Psychologists ...

To dig deeper, the researchers developed a method for measuring activation patterns in astrocytes across a whole brain of a ...

It's exam season in Australia. Year 12 students are sitting final exams, while university and younger school students also face end-of-year assessments.

Memory loss may not simply be a symptom of getting older. New research from Virginia Tech shows that it's tied to specific molecular changes in the ...

Emotions drive our purchasing decisions. But because emotions are susceptible to change, our purchasing decisions follow suit ...