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Try, Try Again? Study Says No: Trying Harder Makes It More Difficult to Learn Some Aspects of Language, Neuroscientists Find
July 21, 2014 — Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language. When it comes to learning languages, adults and children have different strengths. Adults excel at ... full story -
Missing Sleep May Hurt Your Memory
July 21, 2014 — Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study that found participants deprived of a night’s sleep were more likely to flub the ... full story -
Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
July 21, 2014 — Unclogging the body’s protein disposal system may improve memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to ... full story -
How the Brain Stabilizes Connections in Order to Learn Better
July 17, 2014 — Throughout our lives, our brains adapt to what we learn and memorize. The brain is indeed made up of complex networks of neurons and synapses that are constantly re-configured. However, in order for ... full story -
Seeing the Glass as Half Full: Taking a New Look at Cognition and Aging
July 16, 2014 — From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. But the news isn't all bad when it comes to cognitive aging, according to new articles recently published. Researchers ... full story -
Even Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Cause Brain Damage
July 16, 2014 — Even mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage and thinking and memory problems, according to a study. Compared to people with no brain injury, those with injuries had brain damage in brain ... full story -
Transplantation of New Brain Cells Reverses Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Model
July 15, 2014 — A new study has revealed a way to alleviate the learning and memory deficits caused by apoE4, the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, improving cognition to normal levels ... full story -
Older Adults Nearly Twice as Likely to Have Memories Affected by Distractions
July 14, 2014 — Older people are nearly twice as likely as their younger counterparts to have their memory and cognitive processes impaired by environmental ... full story -
'Noisy' Memory in Schizophrenia
July 14, 2014 — The inability to ignore irrelevant stimuli underlies the impaired working memory and cognition often experienced by individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, reports a new study. Our brains are ... full story -
Blame It on the Astrocytes: Does Brain's Most Abundant Cell Type Have Role in Neurological Disorders?
July 11, 2014 — The demonstration that astrocytes, the brain's most abundant cell type, participate in the formation of inhibitory synapses in the cortex suggests an important role for these cells in some ... full story -
DARPA Taps Lawrence Livermore to Develop World's First Neural Device to Restore Memory
July 10, 2014 — The Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) up to $2.5 million to develop an implantable neural device ... full story -
L-Dopa Medication Could Be Helpful in Treatment of Phobias, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
July 9, 2014 — A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease could also help people with phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), scientists report. They are currently exploring the effects of ... full story -
Discovery of New Drug Targets for Memory Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
July 9, 2014 — Reactive astrocytes, which have been commonly observed in Alzheimer's patients, aberrantly and abundantly produce the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA and release it through the Best1 ... full story -
Discovery of New Means to Erase Pain
July 9, 2014 — It is possible to relieve pain hypersensitivity using a new method that involves rekindling pain so that it can subsequently be erased, a study by two neuroscientists shows. This discovery could lead ... full story -
Working Memory Is Key to Early Academic Achievement
July 8, 2014 — Working memory in children is linked strongly to reading and academic achievement, a new study has shown. Moreover, this finding holds true regardless of socio-economic status. This suggests that ... full story -
Do Not Disturb! How the Brain Filters out Distractions
July 3, 2014 — You know the feeling? You are trying to dial a phone number from memory ... you have to concentrate ... then someone starts shouting out other numbers nearby. In a situation like that, your brain ... full story -
Potential Drug Target for PTSD Prevention
June 30, 2014 — A drug that appears to make memories of fearsome events less durable in mice has been discovered by researchers. The finding may accelerate the development of treatments for preventing PTSD. The ... full story -
Learn Dutch in Your Sleep: Listening to Lessons While Sleeping Reinforces Memory
June 30, 2014 — When you have learned words in another language, it may be worth listening to them again in your sleep. A study has now shown that this method reinforces memory. "Our method is easy to use in ... full story -
New Form of Brain Signaling Affects Addiction-Related Behavior
June 27, 2014 — A new form of neurotransmission that influences the long-lasting memory created by addictive drugs, like cocaine and opioids, and the subsequent craving for these drugs of abuse, has been discovered ... full story -
Distorting the Past: Why Do Impulsive Consumers Forget Their Past Indulgences?
June 25, 2014 — Activities like dieting, saving money, and studying require goal setting and self-control. But even the most disciplined person falls prey to temptation every once in a while. According to a new ... full story
- Try, try again? Study says no: Trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language, neuroscientists find
- Missing sleep may hurt your memory
- Enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s disease
- Seeing the glass as half full: Taking a new look at cognition and aging
- Even mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage
- Older adults nearly twice as likely to have memories affected by distractions
- 'Noisy' memory in schizophrenia
- L-dopa medication could be helpful in treatment of phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder
- Discovery of new drug targets for memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease
- Discovery of new means to erase pain
- Potential drug target for PTSD prevention
- Learn Dutch in your sleep: Listening to lessons while sleeping reinforces memory
- Blocking brain's 'internal marijuana' may trigger early Alzheimer's deficits, study shows
- Hippocampal activity during music listening exposes the memory-boosting power of music
- Stress hormone linked to short-term memory loss as we age, animal study suggests
- APC gene linked to learning, autistic-like disabilities
- Movies with gory, disgusting scenes more likely to capture, engage audience
- Immune response affects sleep and memory
- Poor cardiovascular health linked to memory, learning deficits
- It's the last bite that keeps you coming back for more
- Cognitive performance can be improved in teens months, years after traumatic brain injury
- Common Hypertension Treatment May Reduce PTSD Symptoms
- Sleep after learning strengthens connections between brain cells and enhances memory
- Rhythmic brain activity used to track memories in progress
- How high blood pressure in middle age may affect memory in old age
- Poor health, lifestyle factors linked to memory complaints, even among younger adults
- Crows' memories are made of this: Scientists discover neurons allowing crows to remember short-term
- Compound reverses symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice
- Cognitive test can differentiate between Alzheimer's and normal aging
- Keywords hold our vocabulary together in memory
- New microRNAs found to be involved in regulation of BDNF levels
- Premature menopause, effects on later life cognition studied
- Neural states affect learning in mammals
- Stimulant drug may help women cope with post-menopausal memory lapses
- Infusion of young blood recharges brains of old mice
- Atypical form of Alzheimer's disease may be present in more widespread number of patients than thought
- Extreme sleep durations may affect brain health in later life
- Oops! Researchers find neural signature for mistake correction
- Memory impairment in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, PTSD, depression: New treatments possible
- People with mild cognitive impairment may die at higher rate than people without condition
- Loss of memory in Alzheimer's mice models reversed through gene therapy
- Narrowing of neck artery without warning may signal memory, thinking decline
- People selectively remember details of atrocities that absolve in-group members
- Neurons in brain tune into different frequencies for different spatial memory tasks
- 'I spy' used to show spoken language helps direct children's eyes
- In old age, lack of emotion, interest may signal brain is shrinking
- How kids' brain structures grow as memory develops
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Synapses: stability in transformation
- Scientists explain how memories stick together
- Kids' earliest memories might be earlier than they think
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Regular aerobic exercise boosts memory area of brain in older women
- Processing new information during sleep compromises memory
- From learning in infancy to planning ahead in adulthood: Sleep's vital role for memory
- Deep brain stimulation may improve cognition in dementia, other neurodegenerative diseases
- Green tea extract boosts your brain power, especially the working memory, new research shows
- New clue to autism found inside brain cells
- Eye movement when reading could be early indicator of Alzheimer's
- Lack of coronin 1 protein causes learning deficits, aggressive behavior
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