New motor learning research suggests that 'muscle memory actually is something the brain is constantly relearning.

Researchers have used light to erase specific memories in mice, and proved a basic theory of how different parts of the brain work together to retrieve episodic memories.

Department of Defense award joins universities, FDA, firms, philanthropies in partnership.

Curiosity, while perhaps still dangerous for cats, serves as motivation for humans to acquire and retain information.

In a small-scale study, nine of 10 people with the disease displayed subjective or objective improvement in their memories beginning within three to six months.

Scientists have pinpointed the brain mechanism by which we latch on to a particular face, even when it changes.

Projects led by UC scientists will receive more than $10 million of the $46 million being awarded as part of the Obama BRAIN Initiative.

UC Berkeley, UCSF and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have decided to invest in high-risk, high-gain projects that could jump-start our understanding of the brain.

Researchers pinpoint control mechanism for an area of the brain that processes sensory and emotive information that humans experience as “disappointment.”

Weaker blood flow to the brain results from the disorder.

Navigation system helps diagnose, monitor and train patients with cognitive decline.

With a $1 million award from the Keck Foundation, scientists at UC Santa Barbara will research who could be more vulnerable to addiction.