Marijuana use is linked to having false memories, with people ‘recalling’ things that never actually happened. In a Nutshell A placebo-controlled study found that cannabis impaired 15 of 21 memory ...

One of the most widely accepted models for how cells remember their identity may be incorrect. This is shown in a new study ...

The modern journey began when Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesised LSD in 1938. In the 1970s and 80s, researchers found that these drugs attach to a specific brain receptor (called 5-HT2A) that ...

Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive ...

Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. Most people think a good memory means remembering what happened at breakfast, where they left their keys, or the name of someone they met at a party last ...

Research shows auditory memory carries deeper emotional weight than visual memory, driving a new field of voice ...

M5 Pro and M5 Max both use the same 18-core CPU die, but Pro uses a 20-core GPU die, and Max gets a 40-core GPU die. (Because the memory controller is also part of the GPU die, the Max chip still ...

It is possible to buy an Intel Mac Pro and give it enough upgrades to beat a more modern M3 Max MacBook Pro in a selected ...

While driving recently, a long-forgotten song came on the radio. I found myself singing along; not only did I know all the ...

Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching conscious awareness, showing that these memories persist even when we think they have ...

Social memory—the ability to recognize familiar individuals and distinguish them from strangers—is fundamental to social cognition.