How often do you forget where you put your phone? Walk into the kitchen and forget why you’re there? Have trouble remembering the name of an old work colleague? Or struggle to find a word you’re ...

Almost everyone has experienced a “senior moment” — forgetting a name, misplacing keys or walking into a room and briefly blanking on why they’re there. For many older adults, these moments can spark ...

Not all memory lapses signal Alzheimer’s disease. Experts warn against rushing into tests, as stress, poor sleep, and anxiety ...

Memory lapses are a common and normal part of aging due to changes in the brain's structure and function. The effectiveness of over-the-counter brain supplements is difficult to determine due to a ...

Thoughts are fleeting by nature, but their effects may not be. New research from UC Santa Barbara shows that mind-wandering — those moments where our attention drifts away from a task at hand — can ...

A growing body of research is challenging the long-held assumption that memory loss is the earliest reliable warning sign of ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to recall a key detail during an important conversation? Memory lapses like these can feel frustrating, even inevitable, ...

Most of us notice that our mental lapses occur more often as we grow older. Increasingly we have brief moments when we blank out—we can’t think of a neighbor’s name or the word for that thing you hold ...