A new model reads brain signals to identify memory categories, which could help develop memory-restoring tools for cognitive ...

Researchers at USC have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the human brain forms, stores and recalls visual memories. A new study, published in Advanced Science, harnesses human ...

New research shows that our brain’s internal map rewrites itself every time we navigate a familiar environment.

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists have found that the brain's internal GPS changes each time we ...

Photography has always been a tool of reckoning. In moments of transition, it becomes a way of mapping change – both in the world and within the self. Cartographies, Revised, the new exhibition at ...

Scientists theorize this exceptional short-term visual memory may have evolved as an adaptation for rapid tree navigation in dense forests, where quick visual processing of complex environments ...

Graphs, visual representations outlining the relationships between different entities, concepts or variables, can be very effective in summarizing complex patterns and information. Past psychology ...

Use this ancient technique to remember (almost) anything Embraced by the world’s best memory athletes, the “method of loci” can also help the rest of us strengthen our recall, heal from ...

Not surprisingly, research has found that visual long-term memory “has a massive storage capacity” for details. Visual memory also can help you remember people and places—and it’s flexible.

Summary: Scientists have uncovered how the brains of people with aphantasia, those who cannot visualize mental images, process visual information differently. Although key visual and memory-related ...

Carol Spence was an accomplished graphics artist and doll maker when she was younger. Three years ago, without notice or explanation, she took exclusively to the canvas, creating art that little ...