New UK research challenges some scientists' fundamental assumptions about how memory works, relying on the entire brain.

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Memory actually takes many different forms. We know that when we store a memory, we are storing information. But, what that information is and how long we retain it determines what type of memory it ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.