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Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have developed a new class of programmable nanofluidic memristors that mimic the memory functions of the human brain, paving ...

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

Recently, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, whose company builds the chips powering today’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems, remarked: “The thing that’s really, really quite amazing is the ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

A strong memory sounds like an unmitigated good, but science shows that vivid recall can distort your reality, fuel anxiety ...

A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Leeds has uncovered a way to restore memory in older mice, raising hopes that age-related memory decline in humans might one ...

Your memory relies on reusing, overlapping and adapting rather than on a fixed number of storage spots. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...