Most humans can recall specific events and past experiences for long periods of time. This capability, referred to as episodic memory, is known to be in great part supported by the activity of neurons ...

Sleep supports memory consolidation, but the specific roles of different sleep stages in this process remain unclear. While rapid eye movement sleep (REM) has traditionally been linked to the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to "erase" bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the ...

Currently, the first-choice treatment for PTSD is exposure-based psychotherapy, where therapists help rewire the emotions associated with the traumatic memory in the patient’s brain, shifting from ...

Revisiting traumatic memories can take a toll on mental well-being, leaving individuals vulnerable to emotional distress and ...

A new study uses optogenetics and roflumilast to prove sleep deprivation blocks memory retrieval, not storage.