The human mind is turning out to be far stranger and more intricate than the tidy diagrams in old biology textbooks ever ...

Long-term memory emerges from a sequence of molecular programs that sort, stabilize, and reinforce important experiences.

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important ...

New research shows that the brain uses built-in molecular timers to decide which memories last longer and which ones fade ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

A new study highlights five key eras of human brain development, and they don’t align with age quite as one might expect.

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a ...