Affective tactile memory explains how touch lingers in our minds, influencing how we feel, connect, and respond to ...

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to uncover the neural processes that allow humans and various other animals to recall emotional experiences of past events. Past studies have identified a ...

Many days blur together in our memories, but emotionally charged moments tend to leave a much sharper image. These experiences tend to stay with us for a long time, often becoming the milestones of ...

Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol ...

The Papez circuit, first described in 1937, is a network of brain structures linking memory and emotion. Modern imaging and anatomical studies reveal it’s more complex than originally thought, ...

Touch is more than a feeling. New research shows that gentle touch can shape memory, emotions, and relationships over time.

Rewarding learning today can improve learning tomorrow; this is one of the conclusions reached by researchers from the Cognition and Brain Plasticity research group of the Institute of Biomedical ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can ...

A new study shows how the hippocampus binds place and emotion, replaying threat more vividly during sleep to shape memory, ...