Growing older often comes with the expectation of memory loss. By age 80, the average person recalls far fewer words on standard memory tests than they did in middle age. Scientists long assumed this ...

A new study reveals that intentional memory control—deciding what to remember or forget—is more powerful than emotional influence when forming long-term memories.

A new study from the University of California, Irvine has found that aging affects the shape of our brains in ways that can ...

The senior prom is specialized for dementia patients and caregivers, part of "memory cafes" to foster community and cognitive ...