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Thursday, January 29, 2015

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Can Synesthesia Be Taught? Colored Letters, Tasty Sounds?

Jan. 29, 2015 — Can synesthesia have cognitive benefits and can it be taught? There are over 60 known types of synesthesia, a condition in which stimulation of one sense, such as taste, leads to automatic, ... full story

Perception; Educational Psychology; Language Acquisition; Disorders and Syndromes

Brain Region Vulnerable to Aging Is Larger in Those With Longevity Gene Variant

Jan. 27, 2015 — People who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with longevity also have larger volumes in a front part of the brain involved in planning and decision-making, according to ... full story

Intelligence; Healthy Aging; Dementia; Nervous System

Intracranial Stimulation Proved Efficient in the Recovery of Learning and Memory in Rats

Jan. 27, 2015 — Stimulation of the hypothalamus completely reverses learning and memory deficits caused by brain lesions in rats, according to a first time discovery. The research has also served to study the ... full story

Intelligence; Memory; Educational Psychology; Brain Injury

Support Cells in Brain Offer New Strategy to Boost Memory

Jan. 26, 2015 — A new memory regulator in the brain involving adenosine receptors has been uncovered by researchers, which may offer a potential treatment to improve memory in Alzheimer's disease. The findings ... full story

Memory; Dementia; Alzheimer's Research; Alzheimer's

Why All-Nighters Don't Work: How Sleep, Memory Go Hand-in-Hand

Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have long known that sleep, memory and learning are deeply connected but how has remained a mystery. The question is, does the mechanism that promotes sleep also consolidate memory, or do ... full story

Memory; Sleep Disorder Research; Sleep Disorders; Insomnia Research

Genome-Wide Search Reveals New Genes Involved in Long-Term Memory

Jan. 22, 2015 — Genes involved in long-term memory in the worm have been discovered as part of research aimed at finding ways to retain cognitive abilities during aging. The study identified more than 750 genes ... full story

Memory; Intelligence; Chronic Illness; Genes

Sleep Tight and Stay Bright? Invest Now, Researcher Says

Jan. 22, 2015 — Sound sleep in young and middle-aged people helps memory and learning, but as they hit their seventh, eighth and ninth decades — and generally don’t sleep as much or as well — sleep is not ... full story

Sleep Disorder Research; Sleep Disorders; Insomnia Research; Insomnia

Rescuing Memories of Past Events: How the Mundane Can Be Meaningful -- And Remembered

Jan. 21, 2015 — It's not surprising that our memories of highly emotional events, such as 9/11 or the birth of a child, are quite strong. But can these events change our memories of the past? Researchers report that ... full story

Memory; Psychology; Educational Psychology; Intelligence

Blood Vessels in Older Brains Break Down, Possibly Leading to Alzheimer's

Jan. 21, 2015 — Researchers used high-resolution imaging of the living human brain to show for the first time that the brain's protective blood barrier becomes leaky with age, starting at the hippocampus, a critical ... full story

Alzheimer's Research; Alzheimer's; Dementia; Healthy Aging

Seeing Is Not Remembering, It Turns out

Jan. 21, 2015 — People may have to 'turn on' their memories in order to remember even the simplest details of an experience, according to psychologists. This finding, which has been named 'attribute amnesia,' ... full story

Memory; Epilepsy; Dementia; Psychology

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last updated on 2015-01-29 at 1:24 pm EST

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Perception;
Educational Psychology;
Language Acquisition;
Disorders and Syndromes

Can Synesthesia Be Taught? Colored Letters, Tasty Sounds?

Jan. 29, 2015 — Can synesthesia have cognitive benefits and can it be taught? There are over 60 known types of synesthesia, a condition in which stimulation of one sense, such as taste, leads to automatic, ... full story
Intelligence;
Healthy Aging;
Dementia;
Nervous System

Brain Region Vulnerable to Aging Is Larger in Those With Longevity Gene Variant

Jan. 27, 2015 — People who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with longevity also have larger volumes in a front part of the brain involved in planning and decision-making, according to ... full story
Intelligence;
Memory;
Educational Psychology;
Brain Injury

Intracranial Stimulation Proved Efficient in the Recovery of Learning and Memory in Rats

Jan. 27, 2015 — Stimulation of the hypothalamus completely reverses learning and memory deficits caused by brain lesions in rats, according to a first time discovery. The research has also served to study the ... full story
Memory;
Dementia;
Alzheimer's Research;
Alzheimer's

Support Cells in Brain Offer New Strategy to Boost Memory

Jan. 26, 2015 — A new memory regulator in the brain involving adenosine receptors has been uncovered by researchers, which may offer a potential treatment to improve memory in Alzheimer's disease. The findings ... full story
Intelligence;
Mental Health Research;
Mental Health;
Depression

Majority of Homeless Adults With Mental Illness Have High Rates of Cognitive Deficits

Jan. 26, 2015 — Nearly three-quarters of homeless adults with mental illness in Canada show evidence of cognitive deficits, such as difficulties with problem solving, learning and memory, new research has found. The ... full story
Intelligence;
Memory;
Educational Psychology;
Learning Disorders

Use It or Lose It: Active Learning Improves Cognitive Learning in Active Adults

Jan. 23, 2015 — Older adults who learn a new, mentally demanding skill can improve their cognitive function, according to research. "When we see all these media reports that tell people that they should get ... full story
Memory;
Sleep Disorder Research;
Sleep Disorders;
Insomnia Research

Why All-Nighters Don't Work: How Sleep, Memory Go Hand-in-Hand

Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have long known that sleep, memory and learning are deeply connected but how has remained a mystery. The question is, does the mechanism that promotes sleep also consolidate memory, or do ... full story
Memory;
Intelligence;
Chronic Illness;
Genes

Genome-Wide Search Reveals New Genes Involved in Long-Term Memory

Jan. 22, 2015 — Genes involved in long-term memory in the worm have been discovered as part of research aimed at finding ways to retain cognitive abilities during aging. The study identified more than 750 genes ... full story
Sleep Disorder Research;
Sleep Disorders;
Insomnia Research;
Insomnia

Sleep Tight and Stay Bright? Invest Now, Researcher Says

Jan. 22, 2015 — Sound sleep in young and middle-aged people helps memory and learning, but as they hit their seventh, eighth and ninth decades — and generally don’t sleep as much or as well — sleep is not ... full story
Memory;
Psychology;
Educational Psychology;
Intelligence

Rescuing Memories of Past Events: How the Mundane Can Be Meaningful -- And Remembered

Jan. 21, 2015 — It's not surprising that our memories of highly emotional events, such as 9/11 or the birth of a child, are quite strong. But can these events change our memories of the past? Researchers report ... full story
Alzheimer's Research;
Alzheimer's;
Dementia;
Healthy Aging

Blood Vessels in Older Brains Break Down, Possibly Leading to Alzheimer's

Jan. 21, 2015 — Researchers used high-resolution imaging of the living human brain to show for the first time that the brain's protective blood barrier becomes leaky with age, starting at the hippocampus, a ... full story
Memory;
Epilepsy;
Dementia;
Psychology

Seeing Is Not Remembering, It Turns out

Jan. 21, 2015 — People may have to 'turn on' their memories in order to remember even the simplest details of an experience, according to psychologists. This finding, which has been named 'attribute ... full story
Gender Difference;
Memory;
Intelligence;
Menopause

Men and Women Process Emotions Differently

Jan. 20, 2015 — Women rate emotional images as more emotionally stimulating than men do and are more likely to remember them. However, there are no gender-related differences in emotional appraisal as far as neutral ... full story
Brain Injury;
Intelligence;
Neuroscience;
Anxiety

How the Brain Recognizes Danger: New Discovery

Jan. 19, 2015 — Our existence depends on a bit of evolutionary genius aptly nicknamed “fight or flight.” But where in our brain does the alarm first go off, and what other parts of the brain are mobilized to ... full story
Perception;
Memory;
Urbanization;
Popular Culture

Closing Your Eyes Boosts Memory Recall, New Study Finds

Jan. 16, 2015 — Further evidence has been found to suggest that eyewitnesses to crimes remember more accurate details when they close their eyes. The team also discovered that building a rapport with witnesses also ... full story
Memory;
Perception;
Neuroscience;
Intelligence

How Midbrain Map Continuously Updates Visuospatial Memory

Jan. 15, 2015 — Researchers have discovered a new physiological system that continuously updates the remembered location of visual targets. The finding also suggests that continuous updating of signals could emerge ... full story
Memory;
Scientific Conduct;
Educational Policy;
Education and Employment

People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened

Jan. 15, 2015 — Innocent adult participants can be convinced, over the course of a few hours, that they had perpetrated crimes as serious as assault with a weapon in their teenage years. This research indicates that ... full story
Alzheimer's Research;
Alzheimer's;
Dementia;
Healthy Aging

Depression, Behavioral Changes May Precede Memory Loss in Alzheimer's

Jan. 14, 2015 — Depression and behavioral changes may occur before memory declines in people who will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. Researchers have known that many people ... full story
Memory;
Learning Disorders;
Intelligence;
ADD and ADHD

Electrical Stimulation 'Tunes' Visual Attention

Jan. 14, 2015 — Picking a needle out of a haystack might seem like the stuff of fairytales, but our brains can be electrically "tuned" to enable us to do a much better job of finding what we're ... full story
Sleep Disorder Research;
Infant and Preschool Learning;
Obstructive Sleep Apnea;
Child Development

Napping Helps Infants' Memory Development

Jan. 13, 2015 — After studying over 200 young children, researchers have concluded that daytime naps of 30 minutes or more help infants to retain and remember new behaviors, adding that bedtime stories are ... full story