A new study changes the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been explained by the activity of brain cells called neurons that respond to learning events and control memory recall.

A bunch of people in the audience took photos of that slide. Both findings seem easy to remember, if only because the research confirms what most people feel about meetings: Most of the time, the only ...

No effort—mental or physical—required. Want to improve your memory? Of course you do. Knowledge is great, but success in any pursuit is based on what you do with what you know — so it follows that the ...

I had spent a couple weeks preparing to speak at the Arabian Business Awards. Felt good. Felt ready. Flew to Dubai. Woke up the morning of, worked out, had lunch… and got a message from the organizers ...

A collaboration between SISSA’s Physics and Neuroscience groups has taken a step forward in understanding how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain. The study, recently published in Neuron, ...

And then do a quick review the next morning. When I spoke at the Arabian Business Awards a few years ago, I showed a slide describing research that shows meetings literally make people dumber: a study ...