In the realm of memories, "where" holds special importance. Where did I leave my keys? Where did I eat dinner last night?

Spatial memory — the ability to recall “where” — is one of the first cognitive skills to decline in aging and a hallmark of ...

Have you ever mentally mapped out the streets between your home and your workplace or favorite café, focusing solely on those two places without visualizing what exists in between them? If you have, ...

Stanford scientists found that aging disrupts the brain’s internal navigation system in mice, mirroring spatial memory ...

Studying mice of different ages, Stanford Medicine scientists and colleagues found that neurons involved in spatial memory become less reliable later in life.