Episodic memory is a form of long-term memory that captures the details of past events that one has personally experienced. Along with semantic memory, it is considered a kind of explicit memory, ...

Vol. 193, No. 5, Special Issue on NEUROSCIENCE AND ITS PHILOSOPHY (2014–2015) (May 2016), pp. 1345-1385 (41 pages) Colloquially, episodic memory is described as "the memory of personally experienced ...

Scientists continue to illuminate the many ways exercise can positively influence brain health by examining its effects on the many forms of cognitive function, and the latest places a spotlight on ...

In your 50s, your brain is already shrinking. “The cortex ― outer layer of the brain ― becomes thinner, the myelin sheath ...

Have you ever looked at your dog or cat and wondered whether it can remember that you recently rewarded or scolded them — and when that happened? Indiana University neuroscientists have discovered ...

The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent subject of research. Understanding how memory works can offer clues to ...