What does a memory in my brain look like? Memories are not just about the past: they are what thought and self are made of. We visit the brain’s vaults to find out how they actually work.

When the hard drive becomes full, your computer will prompt you to remove content to make memory space available. Until you do this, you may not have enough space to store your business files, or ...

Comparing human brains to computer "brains" may seem like reverse logic, but in the case of one recent discovery, your laptop might be the best example we have to explain how your memory works.

Then, when it comes time to actually play the notes, these separate patterns representing note order and timing become integrated, or "zipped," resulting in a new, unique pattern of brain activity.

The computer science of memory management also reveals exactly how your closet (and your office) ought to be arranged. At first glance, computers appear to follow Martha Stewart’s maxim of ...

Flash memory is a way to store crucial files on a physical device that is separate from your computer, like flash drives, memory cards, and two-terabyte expansion drives for Xbox.