Getting enough quality sleep is essential to strong memory function. Understanding the sleep-memory connection may help you learn to prioritize sleep and improve your memory.

I’ve struggled with one particular maddening thing for as long as I can remember: When I get up to grab or do something, there’s a good chance I’ll have to go back where I started to remember why I ...

Do you struggle with your short term memory? It may be due to what you're eating. These foods in particular negatively impact ...

Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

Why your short-term memory falters, and how to make it better. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Q: Some thoughts vanish from my brain as soon as I think of ...

For decades, researchers have misunderstood a key aspect of short-term memory because of shortcomings in the way they compare the memory capacity of deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) ...

Even just one night of less than six hours of rest can impair short-term memory. By Dani Blum We’re all familiar with the feeling of running on fumes after a night of little to no sleep. Sleep ...

The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a new study. The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the ...