Speaker identity is a distinguishing feature at birth and highlights the episodic nature of humans’ first-stored verbal memories.

The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5% and 10% of the population do not have the ...

MILAN — Antidepressants escitalopram and duloxetine have been shown to improve verbal memory in moderate to severe depression, a clinical effect linked to changes in serotonin 4 (5-HT4) receptor ...

Women make up two-thirds of patients with Alzheimer's disease - so why is it that women are less likely than men to be diagnosed with its precursor, amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI)? This was ...

A research team has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer ...

Verbal fluency—the ease and speed with which a person can produce language—may be more than just a reflection of vocabulary or conversational skill. Emerging research suggests a compelling association ...