Pre-existing knowledge, a ‘schema’, facilitates the encoding, consolidation, and retrieval of schema-relevant information. Such schema-based memory is key to every form of education and provides ...

Navigating space effectively is crucial for survival. Our species evolved a sophisticated spatial cognitive system for this purpose. In humans, systems of language and space emerged in tandem.

How easy is it to make a memory? We've previously discussed how episodic memories form in the hippocampus, and gradually get translated into long-term memory in the cortex. Research that will appear ...

Justin Sung explores how cognitive processes, such as schema theory, can make learning complex concepts more manageable. Schemas are mental frameworks that help the brain organize and interpret ...

From simple synaptic rearrangements to complex neural networks, researchers are wrestling mightily with memory, one of the greatest biological mysteries. Writing in the April 5 Cell, Nahum Sonenberg ...