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New Scheme Uses Shared Visual Cues to Help People Remember Multiple Passwords
It turns out that the way to
keep track of your many
passwords to online accounts
is the same as how to get to
Carnegie Hall -- practice,
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Memories 'Geotagged' With Spatial Information
Using a video game in which
people navigate through a
town delivering objects, a
team of neuroscientists has
discovered how brain cells
that encode spatial
... > full story
New Clues to Memory Formation May Help Better Treat Dementia
Do fruit flies hold the key
to treating dementia?
Biologists have taken a
significant step forward in
unraveling the mechanisms of
Pavlovian conditioning.
... > full story
ADHD Study: Expensive Training Programs Don't Help Grades, Behavior
A two-year study found that
computer-based training
programs that claim to help
children with ADHD succeed
in the classroom and in peer
... > full story
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Recurring Memory Traces Boost Long-Lasting Memories
December 5, 2013 — While the human brain is in a resting state, patterns of neuronal activity which are associated to specific memories may spontaneously reappear. Scientists performed a memory test on a series of ... > full story -
Important Discovery Related to Anxiety Disorders, Trauma
December 4, 2013 — A team of researchers discovered that the protein PC7 plays a critical role in the brain by affecting certain types of cognitive performance such as anxiety, learning and emotional memory. Their ... > full story -
Aerobic Fitness, Hormones Predict Recognition Memory in Young Adults
December 2, 2013 — Researchers have found further evidence that exercise may be beneficial for brain health and cognition. The findings suggest that certain hormones, which are increased during exercise, may help ... > full story -
Age-Related Cognitive Decline Linked to Energy Available to Synapses in Prefrontal Cortex
December 2, 2013 — Researchers show that synaptic health in the brain is closely linked to cognitive decline. Further, they discover that estrogen restores synaptic health and also improves working ... > full story -
Gene Found Responsible for Susceptibility to Panic Disorder
November 28, 2013 — A study published points, for the first time, to the gene trkC as a factor in susceptibility to a panic disorder. The researchers define the specific mechanism for the formation of fear memories ... > full story -
First Class 1 Evidence for Cognitive Rehabilitation in MS
November 21, 2013 — Researchers published the results of the MEMREHAB Trial, providing the first Class I evidence for the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in multiple ... > full story -
Preventing Marijuana-Induced Memory Problems With Over-the-Counter Painkillers
November 21, 2013 — In addition to being used as a recreational drug, marijuana has been used for centuries to treat a variety of conditions, from chronic pain to epilepsy. However, its medical value is greatly limited ... > full story -
The Company You Keep Shapes What You Learn, Study in Locusts Suggests
November 21, 2013 — A team of scientists has shown how the environment shapes learning and memory by training locusts like Pavlov’s dog to associate different smells with reward or ... > full story -
Brain Still Injured from Concussion After Symptoms Fade
November 20, 2013 — After a mild concussion, special brain scans show evidence of brain abnormalities four months later, when symptoms from the concussion have mostly dissipated, according to research ... > full story -
People With Highly Superior Powers of Recall Also Vulnerable to False Memories
November 19, 2013 — People who can accurately remember details of their daily lives going back decades are as susceptible as everyone else to forming fake memories, psychologists and neurobiologists have ... > full story
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