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New Research Shows That We Control Our Forgetfulness
July 5, 2011 — Have you heard the saying “You only remember what you want to remember”? Now there is evidence that it may well be correct. New research shows that we can train ourselves to forget ... > full story -
Air Pollution Linked to Learning and Memory Problems, Depression
July 5, 2011 — Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain, as well as learning and memory problems and even depression, new research in mice suggests. While other studies have ... > full story -
How Social Pressure Can Affect What We Remember: Scientists Track Brain Activity as False Memories Are Formed
June 30, 2011 — How easy is it to falsify memory? New research shows that a bit of social pressure may be all that is needed. The study reveals a unique pattern of brain activity when false memories are formed -- ... > full story -
Learning Faces of Different Races: Clues to Why 'They' All Look Alike
June 30, 2011 — New research provides biological evidence that the brain works differently when memorizing the face of a person from one's own race than when memorizing an other-race face. By measuring brain ... > full story -
Drink-Fueled Memory Blackouts Among Students Predict Future Injury Risk
June 29, 2011 — The higher the number of drink-fueled memory blackouts a student experiences, the greater is his/her risk of sustaining a future injury while under the influence, reveals new ... > full story -
Subatomic Quantum Memory in Diamond Demonstrated
June 27, 2011 — Physicists have developed a breakthrough in the use of diamond in quantum physics, marking an important step toward quantum ... > full story -
SIV-Resistant Monkeys Close the Gates to Viral Infection
June 27, 2011 — Sooty mangabeys, a type of African monkey, can survive infection by SIV, a relative of HIV, and not succumb to AIDS. Researchers have now identified a way some of sooty mangabeys' immune cells resist ... > full story -
'Atom-Scale’ Switches for Revolutionary Low-Power Computer Processor Developed
June 27, 2011 — Revolutionary low-power logic systems that will perform instant on/off logic operations are being developed by research ... > full story -
Genes Influence Memory and Sense of Orientation
June 24, 2011 — How do our brains process memory and sense of orientation? Scientists are gaining insight by studying rats with implanted genes that prompt neurons to fire on ... > full story -
Sleep Switch Found in Fruit Flies
June 23, 2011 — Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a switch they could flick to put themselves to sleep. Scientists have discovered such a switch ... > full story
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