Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...

The hippocampus forms part of the cerebral cortex and is found in all vertebrates. This structure has a long evolutionary history, over which some features have been conserved, such as its connection ...

A new brain imaging study shows that the hippocampus is the brain's storyteller, connecting separate, distant events into a single narrative. People love stories. We find it easier to remember events ...

What Is the Limbic System? The limbic system is a part of the brain consisting of several components such as the hippocampus and amygdala and serving many functions within the body. While we have a ...

An attractive way to think of the brain is as an atlas of the mind. Continents of brain cells are given monikers such as “emotion” and “perception.” Within them, independent countries go by names such ...

Too much activity in the hippocampus may cause navigation impairments seen in aging adults, according to new research published in JNeurosc Spatial navigation is one of the cognitive abilities that ...

The size of the part of the brain known as the hippocampus may be linked to future dementia, reveals new research from Sweden. The size of the part of the brain known as the hippocampus may be linked ...

The hippocampus, a skinny log of brain tissue tucked in deep above your ear, is the star of memory research. People with damaged hippocampi — such as the famous patient Henry Molaison, known as H.M. — ...

Why does everything in the press these days seem to be a crisis? A crisis triggers emotions that have a powerful effect on people. The press has discovered this power and has become very good at ...