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Groups of brain regions that synchronize their activity during memory tasks become smaller and more numerous as people age, according to a study published in PLoS Computational Biology.

Learning by taking practice tests, a strategy known as retrieval practice, can protect memory against the negative effects of stress, report scientists from Tufts University in a new study published in Science.

Individual sessions of cognitive processing therapy (CPT), a trauma-focused treatment that teaches patients more balanced thinking about traumatic events, were better at reducing the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active-du y military members, although group sessions also were effective, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

People have a remarkable ability to remember and recall events from the past, even when those events didn't hold any particular importance at the time they occurred. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology have evidence that dogs have that kind of "episodic memory" too.

Three new studies reporting on the effects of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to look at brain regions in both adults and children who stutter.

Discovery brings with it possible implications for brain regeneration.

Sleepiness after a large meal is something we all experience, and new research with fruit flies suggests higher protein and salt content in our food, as well as the volume consumed, can lead to longer naps.

Three years ago the White House launched the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative to accelerate the development and application of novel technologies that will give us a better understanding about how brains work.

Controlled breathing practices show promise in patients who don't fully respond to antidepressants.