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Scientists Crack Piece of Neural Code for Learning, Memory
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers describe how postmortem brain slices can be 'read' to determine how a rat was trained to behave in response to specific sounds, a new article suggests. The work provides one of ... full story -
Study Challenges Theory on Unconscious Memory System in the Brain
Feb. 27, 2015 — A long-accepted scientific theory about the role the hippocampus plays in our unconscious memory is being challenged by new research. For decades, scientists have theorized that this part of the ... full story -
Bumblebees Make False Memories, Too
Feb. 26, 2015 — It's well known that our human memory can fail us. People can be forgetful, and they can sometimes also 'remember' things incorrectly, with devastating consequences in the classroom, ... full story -
How Brain Waves Guide Memory Formation
Feb. 23, 2015 — Two brain regions that are key to learning -- the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex -- use two different brain-wave frequencies to communicate as the brain learns to associate unrelated objects, ... full story -
New Insight Into How Our Brain Performs 'Mental Time Travel'
Feb. 17, 2015 — New brain mapping study pinpoints the areas of the brain responsible for "mental time ... full story -
Human Neural Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Functions Impaired by Chemotherapy
Feb. 15, 2015 — Human neural stem cell treatments are showing promise for reversing learning and memory deficits after chemotherapy, according to radiation oncology ... full story -
A Brain System That Appears to Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia
Feb. 12, 2015 — Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders -- autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment -- appear to compensate ... full story -
Terrible at Remembering Names? Blame It on the Music, Not the Memory
Feb. 11, 2015 — A study challenged younger and older people to look at faces and names while either listening to non-lyrical music or nothing at all. The college-aged participants had no problems -- the music ... full story -
Protein Linked to Longevity and Enhanced Cognition Protects Against Alzheimer's Symptoms in Mice
Feb. 10, 2015 — Scientists report that raising levels of the life-extending protein klotho can protect against learning and memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's ... full story -
Neurogeneticists Harness Immune Cells to Clear Alzheimer's-Associated Plaques
Feb. 5, 2015 — New research shows that the body's immune system may be able to clear the brain of toxic plaque build-up that is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, reversing memory loss and brain cell ... full story -
Compound Found in Grapes, Red Wine May Help Prevent Memory Loss
Feb. 4, 2015 — A compound found in common foods such as red grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory, according to new ... full story -
Superager Brains Yield New Clues to Their Remarkable Memories
Feb. 3, 2015 — 'Cognitive SuperAgers,' persons aged 80 and above with extraordinarily sharp memories, have distinctly different looking brains than those of normal older people, according to new research. ... full story -
Research Points to Genes That May Help Us Form Memories
Feb. 3, 2015 — Gene expression within neurons is critical for the formation of memories, but it's difficult to identify genes whose expression is altered by learning. Now researchers have successfully ... full story -
Primed Memories Tempt People Into Gambling More
Feb. 3, 2015 — When reminded, or primed, of past winning outcomes as part of a controlled test, people were over 15% more likely to gamble and select the risky option. Surprisingly, being reminded of past losing ... full story -
Scientists View Effect of Whisker Tickling on Mouse Brains
Feb. 2, 2015 — Researchers have succeeded in peering into the brains of live mice with such precision that they were able to see how the position of specific proteins changed as memories were ... full story -
Infants Create New Knowledge While Sleeping
Jan. 29, 2015 — There is no rest for a baby's brain -- not even in sleep. While infants sleep they are reprocessing what they have learned. Researchers have discovered that babies of the age from nine to 16 ... full story -
How Negative Stereotyping Affects Older People
Jan. 29, 2015 — The most comprehensive analysis to date of research on the effect of negative stereotypes on older people's abilities has concluded that these stereotypes create a significant problem for that ... full story -
How Poverty May Affect Memory
Jan. 29, 2015 — Investigators have studied whether working memory of children living in rural poverty is distinct from the working memory profiles of children in urban poverty. The results clearly suggest that ... full story -
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 -
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
- Superager brains yield new clues to their remarkable memories
- Research points to genes that may help us form memories
- Primed memories tempt people into gambling more
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- How negative stereotyping affects older people
- How poverty may affect memory
- Can synesthesia be taught? Colored letters, tasty sounds?
- Brain region vulnerable to aging is larger in those with longevity gene variant
- Intracranial stimulation proved efficient in the recovery of learning and memory in rats
- Support cells in brain offer new strategy to boost memory
- Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits
- Use it or lose it: Active learning improves cognitive learning in active adults
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- Genome-wide search reveals new genes involved in long-term memory
- Sleep tight and stay bright? Invest now, researcher says
- Rescuing memories of past events: How the mundane can be meaningful -- and remembered
- Blood vessels in older brains break down, possibly leading to Alzheimer's
- Seeing is not remembering, it turns out
- How midbrain map continuously updates visuospatial memory
- People can be convinced they committed a crime that never happened
- Depression, behavioral changes may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's
- Electrical stimulation 'tunes' visual attention
- Nasal spray with insulin equivalent shows promise as treatment for adults with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s dementia
- Practice really does make perfect
- Too much gas, too little food appear major factors in injury, disease-related memory loss
- Smile to remember a smile: Facial expression used to help recall emotion
- Two brain regions join forces for absolute pitch
- Cardiorespiratory fitness improves memory among older adults, study shows
- Existing drug, riluzole, may prevent foggy 'old age' brain, research shows
- The dementia that is not Alzheimer's disease
- Personalized advertising attracts more attention and makes contents of ads easier to remember
- Tooth loss linked to slowing mind, body
- Of bugs and brains: Striking similarities in brain structures across invertebrates
- Subtle but important memory function affected by preterm birth
- Multiple, short learning sessions strengthen memory formation in fragile X syndrome
- Cognitive training can improve brain performance of students in poverty
- Saving old information can boost memory for new information
- It doesn’t add up: People who say they are good at math, but aren't
- Eleven maps for eleven rooms: Probing the brain's extensive capacity for storing memories
- Shedding new light on the formation of emotional fear memories
- Brain injury researchers find retrieval practice improves memory in youth with tbi
- Brain activity after smokers quit predicts chances of relapsing, suggests study
- Brain study uncovers new clues on how cues may affect memory
- Brain researchers pinpoint gateway to human memory
- Isolation of important centres in brain results in age-related memory deficits
- How does the brain react to virtual reality? Completely different pattern of activity in brain
- Babies remember nothing but a good time, study says
- From architect to social worker: Complex jobs may protect memory and thinking later in life
- Spatial memory: Orientation study suggests that a visual image of the intermediate spatial environment exists in brain
- Improving memory by suppressing a molecule that links aging to Alzheimer's disease
- Scientists prevent memory problems caused by sleep deprivation
- Seniors draw on extra brainpower for shopping
- Musicians show advantages in long-term memory
- Spice up your memory: Just one gram of turmeric a day could boost memory
- Biologists explore link between memory deficit and misfiring circadian clock in Siberian hamsters
- Trans fat consumption linked to diminished memory in working-aged adults
- Brain receptor cell could be new target for Alzheimer's
- State-of-the-art integrated imaging system allows mapping of brain cells responsible for memory
- With rewards, we remember more than we should
- Behavioral flexibility impaired after exposure to oxycodone
- Cookie Monster teaches self-control
- The science behind total recall: New player in brain function and memory
- Vitamin B may not reduce risk of memory loss after all
- Focusing on executive functions in kindergarten leads to lasting academic improvements
- Genetic variant linked to better memory performance found
- Memory disorders: New targets, test to develop treatments
- The brain’s 'inner GPS' gets dismantled
- Statins reverse learning disabilities caused by genetic disorder
- Is your relationship moving toward marriage? If it isn't, you probably can't admit it
- Why anesthetics cause prolonged memory loss
- Long term shift work linked to impaired brain power
- Neuroscientists offer novel insight on brain networks
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