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Gone, but Not Forgotten: Scientists Recall EP, Perhaps the World’s Second-Most Famous Amnesiac
April 22, 2013 — Neuroscientists have described for the first time, in exhaustive detail, the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his ... > full story -
Sporting Events: Clear Your Memory to Pick a Winner
April 22, 2013 — Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer program could be possible with proper training, according to ... > full story -
Stem Cell Transplant Restores Memory, Learning in Mice
April 21, 2013 — For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and ... > full story -
Video Games: Bad or Good for Your Memory?
April 18, 2013 — After the horrific shooting sprees at Columbine High School in 1999 and Virginia Tech in 2007, players of violent video games, such as First Person Shooter (FPS) games, have often been accused in the ... > full story -
Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells
April 17, 2013 — Neuroscientists have taken a major step in their efforts to help people with memory loss tied to brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s ... > full story -
Memory, the Adolescent Brain and Lying: The Limits of Neuroscientific Evidence in the Law
April 16, 2013 — Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new study, researchers used fMRI brain scans to detect whether a person recognized ... > full story -
Forage Longer for Berries, Study on Age-Related Memory Decline Suggests
April 16, 2013 — Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit too often between ‘patches’ in their ... > full story -
Training the Brain to Improve on New Tasks
April 15, 2013 — A brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a short period of time may boost performance in other problem-solving tasks by enhancing communication between ... > full story -
Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People With Autism, Study Finds
April 15, 2013 — Investigators found that propranolol, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, anxiety and panic, improves the working memory performance of individuals with autism spectrum ... > full story -
No Evidence Drugs, Vitamins, Supplements Help Prevent Cognitive Decline in Healthy Older Adults
April 15, 2013 — A review has found no evidence that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older ... > full story
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