Neuroengineers have found the first evidence that individual neurons in the human brain target specific memories during recall. They studied recordings in neurosurgical patients who had electrodes ...

The next time you're struggling to remember exactly where you left your keys, parked your car or put down your glasses, don't necessarily give up on your memory completely. Previous research has shown ...

Biomedical researchers at Columbia University have correlated neurol activity in the entorhinal cortex, one of the first regions of the brain affected by the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, with ...

Left: Screenshot of spatial memory task. Middle: MRI scan showing the placement of recording electrodes (black circles) in a patient’s brain. [Salman Qasim/Columbia Engineering] An important part of ...