Memory

How small, unexpected moments can boost your mood and sharpen your brain

“Small, unexpected changes in daily routines can boost mood, sharpen attention, and improve memory by activating the brain’s response to surprise.”
A new study has found that regular consumption of extra virgin olive oil may improve brain function and help against "brain fog"

Forgetting things after age 50? There is a simple trick with olive oil that can help

Smart nutrition can give the brain the tools it needs to find the exact right word at the exact right moment

Forgetting words? Dr. Maya Rosman with the ingredient that helps

Why we recognize faces but don't remember from where?

New study: Why we recognize faces but don't remember from where


Tidying up the brain: 7 tips to help you remember what really matters

How do we cope with an overload of information, and what do we choose to remember? A brain and memory researcher helps you retain what's truly important.

 Memory

What preserves the memory of the Holocaust among Jews is hope, and looking to the future

The point was made by several speakers that there cannot be memory without knowledge, and that lack of knowledge leads to difficulties in countering Holocaust denial and distortion.

 Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on May 2, 2024, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

'What is his name?': Netanyahu forgets son’s name during a broadcast

Netanyahu asked an audience member for help after forgetting the name Avner.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, April 22, 2025

Remembrance Day, Independence Day: Memory of the past and building the dream of the future

As we move this week from Remembrance Day – when we risk drowning in sorrow – to Independence Day – when we soar in celebration – we carry both the tears and the triumphs with us.

 ‘VISION AND Tranquility,’ Eden Wolfgur, from Beit Hillel’s illustrated Grace After Meals booklet ‘For the Good and Gracious Land.’

No siren, just silence: El Al honors fallen from the air - watch

This practice has been observed by many Israelis traveling on memorial days, with the Israeli airline making it available for all in flight.

 El Al airplane at the Ben Gurion International Airport. October 4, 2022.

Scientists aim to turn pencil lead into memory chips

Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered a way to rearrange graphite's atomic layers, potentially revolutionizing memory chip production and creating materials more valuable than diamonds.

 THE RESEARCH TEAM, with Prof. Moshe Ben Shalom, third from right in the back row.

Neuroscientists record dying brain activity, suggesting a replay of life memories

Dr. Zemmar's team observed gamma oscillations involved in memory retrieval just before and after cardiac arrest.

 New door to the exact moment of death': Neuroscientists record dying brain activity suggesting life memories replay. Illustration.

Study reveals sleep technique to weaken bad memories using targeted memory reactivation

During non-REM sleep, participants received auditory cues to reinforce positive memories and reduce negative ones.

 Study reveals sleep technique to weaken bad memories using targeted memory reactivation. Illustration.

Cornell University study reveals pupil size during sleep signals memory formation

A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that pupil size is key to understanding how and when the brain forms strong, long-lasting memories.

 Cornell University study reveals pupil size during sleep signals memory formation. Illustration.

From engrams to recall: The quest to access a dead person's memories

The engram is created when an event is encoded by neurons in the hippocampus, a key area for memory formation.

 Neurology research. Illustration.