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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 -
Musicians Who Learn a New Melody Demonstrate Enhanced Skill After a Night's Sleep
April 15, 2013 — A new study examining how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Musicians who practiced and learned a new melody and were tested on it again after a night's ... > full story -
Memory Effect Now Also Found in Lithium-Ion Batteries
April 14, 2013 — Due to their high energy density, lithium-ion batteries are used in many commercial electronic appliances. They are also believed to exhibit no memory effect. That’s how experts call a ... > full story -
Reactivating Memories During Sleep: Memory Rehearsal During Sleep Can Make a Big Difference in Remembering Later
April 12, 2013 — Why do some memories last a lifetime while others disappear quickly? A new study suggests that memories rehearsed, during sleep or waking, can have an impact on memory consolidation and on what is ... > full story -
Sound Stimulation During Sleep Can Enhance Memory
April 11, 2013 — Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers have found that playing sounds synchronized to the rhythm of the ... > full story -
Rosemary Aroma May Help You Remember to Do Things
April 9, 2013 — The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve prospective memory in healthy adults. The findings suggest that this essential oil may enhance the ability to remember events and to remember to ... > full story -
Don't Call It Vaporware: Scientists Use Cloud of Atoms as Optical Memory Device
April 4, 2013 — Talk about storing data in the cloud. Scientists have taken this to a whole new level by demonstrating that they can store visual images within quite an ethereal memory device -- a thin vapor of ... > full story -
Quantum Tricks Drive Magnetic Switching Into the Fast Lane
April 3, 2013 — Researchers in the U.S. and Greece have found a new way to switch magnetism that is at least 1000 times faster than currently used in magnetic memory technologies. Magnetic switching is used to ... > full story
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