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.

The Cleveland Public Library hosted a senior prom for dementia patients and caregivers, part of "memory cafes" to foster ...

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