New research shows robotic materials can learn and adapt without software, storing behavior directly in their structure.

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A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories.

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

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Scientists zeroed in on a lesser-known part of the brain that helps control both sleep cycles and memory.