Of all the animals on the planet, humans have by far the highest ability to recall past events, referred to as memory. However, that doesn’t mean that other animals’ memories are poor, just not as ...

New research shows that apes have a better memory than some humans. A research team studied a group of apes as the animals were shown photos of old friends — some of which they hadn’t seen in over 25 ...

Animal metacognition and memory encompass the capacity of nonhuman species to monitor and regulate their own cognitive processes, particularly those related to remembering. Research in this area ...

Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, particular creatures are absolute memory machines, storing details that would put ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and collaborating institutions have shown that serotonin 2C receptor in the brain regulates memory in people and ...

What has puzzled researchers and philosophers for many centuries is the ‘why’ of sleep, along with the ‘how’. We human animals know from experience that we need to sleep, and that the longer we go ...