Memory

After H.M.'s death in 2008, Jacopo Annese and his colleagues at the Brain Observatory in San Diego dissected his frozen brain into 2,400 thin slices, to learn about his brain lesions.

“Time is the thief of memory,” wrote Stephen King in one of his many books. For some people, however, that is not true.

False memories can be implanted in mice and presumably humans.

Drinking plain old water may help improve mental performance, a new study suggests. In the study, participants who drank water before a test had improved reaction times.

For both young and old people, brain stimulating activities seem to be linked with less cognitive decline late in life, a new study says.