Memory and imagination are closely linked; both decline in older adults, both are located in same brain region, and now, one can be used to create another. Read more here.

Scientists have discovered that the same brain region is responsible for remembering the past and imagining the future, explaining why declining memory and imagination are linked in older adults.

Researchers use the memory-imagination link to help older adults remember when they have to take their medication.

Declining memory isn't just a problem for older adults; people of all ages could sometimes use a memory boost. Learn how to use your imagination for better memory here.

The declining memory and imagination link in older adults is mimicked in studies of amnesia patients, which show that the ability to imagine is lost along with memory.

Older adults with a certain type of dementia, in which declining memory is linked with the emergence of new creative skills, are letting their imaginations take over. Learn more here.

Scientists found that declining memory and the power of imagination are linked in older adults, so help keep your memory strong and imagine often.

Declining memory and imagination are generally linked in older adults, but memory fades a bit faster than the ability to imagine and create in Alzheimer's patients.

An interesting way to engage Alzheimer's patients involves side-stepping their declining memory and encouraging their imagination; the result is a new link forged between patients and their families.