Even if it’s been a while since you last rode a bike, you could probably ride it again without going through the training wheel phase. It’s because our brains do some fascinating works to store those memories.

Everyone has dreams, but some people are better at remembering them than others.

A memory isn’t stored in your brain in a neat little package, but is instead spread across a pattern of cells in different regions.

If you feel like you’ve been more forgetful than normal recently, you’re definitely not alone.

Biological anthropologist Kara Hoover explains what’s going on in the brain when we smell, how smell interacts with taste, and why our sense of smell is heightened in the winter.

Students learn which parts of their brain help them learn and remember.

In this activity, students explore the differences
between short-term memory and long-term memory and learn the role
that the brain’s hippocampus plays in processing both types of memories.

Underage drinking can negatively affect your brain development—including the ability to remember names, faces, and events.