Neurons that track which direction an animal faces can hold their firing patterns steady for months, even as other brain ...

Learn how ravens in Yellowstone National Park use spatial memory and navigation to locate wolf kills across the landscape ...

In the realm of memories, "where" holds special importance. Where did I leave my keys? Where did I eat dinner last night? Where did I first meet that friend? Recalling locations is necessary for daily ...

Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in the environment, serving essentially as a GPS, findings ...

Combining virtual reality and non-invasive deep-brain electrical stimulation, researchers have improved healthy individuals’ spatial memory – the kind that helps you remember where you left the car ...

As we age, it becomes more difficult to remember where things are—whether it’s recalling where we left the keys or where we parked the car. This spatial memory deteriorates further with the onset of ...

People who are stressed out have a harder time orienting themselves. A new study used neuroimaging to reveal why this happens ...

In Yellowstone National Park, birds primarily search for food in areas where wolves frequently hunt prey When a wolf pack runs down its prey, the first on the scene is often the raven. Even before the ...