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New Research Might Help People Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
August 1, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a mechanism in the brain that explains for the first time why people make particularly strong, long-lasting memories of stressful events in their ... > full story -
Warmed-Up Organic Memory Transistor Has Larger Memory Capacity
July 29, 2011 — Scientists show that non-volatile memory made from a sandwich of silver nanoparticle-laced plastic retains its on/off state over a wider voltage range when operating at toasty ... > full story -
'Wonder Material' Graphene Tapped for Electronic Memory Devices
July 29, 2011 — Hailed as the new "wonder material," graphene is being tapped to help overcome issues associated with increasing the storage density and speed of electronic memory ... > full story -
How Memory Is Lost: Loss of Memory Due to Aging May Be Reversible
July 27, 2011 — The neural networks in the brains of the middle-aged and elderly have weaker connections and fire less robustly than in youthful ones. Intriguingly, the research suggests that this condition is ... > full story -
How the Brain Keeps Track of What We're Doing
July 27, 2011 — "Working memory" is what we have to keep track of things moment to moment: driving on a highway and focusing on the vehicles around us, then forgetting them as we move on; remembering all the names ... > full story -
Biological Interface Using Piezotronics: Nanowires Allow Electrical Signals to Be Produced from Mechanical Actions
July 26, 2011 — Taking advantage of the unique properties of zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have demonstrated a new type of piezoelectric resistive switching device in which the write-read access of memory cells ... > full story -
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Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory in Mice
July 25, 2011 — With the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, researchers have shown that fragmented sleep causes memory impairment in ... > full story -
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Epigenetic 'Memory' Key to Nature Versus Nurture
July 24, 2011 — Researchers have made a discovery that explains how an organism can create a biological memory of some variable condition, such as quality of nutrition or temperature. The discovery explains the ... > full story -
Fault in Immune Memory Causes Atopic Eczema and Psoriasis, Study Finds
July 22, 2011 — Scientists believe they have discovered the causes of atopic eczema and psoriasis. Findings from a new study show that both diseases are caused by an impaired immunological ... > full story -
Memories May Skew Visual Perception
July 20, 2011 — Psychologists have found that our visual perception can be contaminated by memories of what we have recently seen, impairing our ability to properly understand and act on what we are currently ... > full story
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