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According to one expert, most common learning strategies are actually hurting our ability to acquire and retain long-term knowledge.

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio and novelist Siri Hustvedt plumb the nature of consciousness in a wide-ranging dialogue.

A study explores improving classroom instruction, using research-backed methods for testing students’ understanding as well as how science is taught.

I recently went to see Christopher Nolan’s film Inception with a large group of friends. As the only neuroscientist in the group, I was, of course, asked my opinion of the films scientific plausibility. Four days and six pages of typing later, I’m posting part 1 of my discussion of Inception.

From playing sounds to sniffing roses to dreaming of computer games, we are learning how to optimise sleep for better learning and memory.

What are you thinking about? Which memory are you reliving right now? You may think that only you can answer, but by combining brain scans with pattern-detection software, neuroscientists are prying open a window into the human mind.

Even in deep sleep, sounds make their way into our minds, researchers have found, and enhance associated memories.

This is a story of a man who lost his short-term memory after an experimental surgery but who didn't forget his memories before that day. How memory chemistry works in our brains?

The cerebral cortex is a complex structure within the brain that plays a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

How do you remember the way to your friend's house? Why do your eyes blink without you ever thinking about it? Where do dreams come from? Your brain is in charge of these things and a lot more.