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Study Looks at the Nature of Change in Our Aging, Changing Brains
November 28, 2011 — As we get older, our cognitive abilities change, improving when we're younger and declining as we age. Scientists posit a hierarchical structure within which these abilities are organized. There's ... > full story -
Immune System Has Protective Memory Cells, Researchers Discover
November 28, 2011 — The immune system possesses a type of cell that can be activated by tissues within the body to remind the immune system not to attack our own molecules, cells and organs, researchers have ... > full story -
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Dreaming Takes the Sting out of Painful Memories, Research Shows
November 23, 2011 — They say time heals all wounds, and new research indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help. Researchers have found that during the dream phase of sleep, also known as REM sleep, our stress ... > full story -
People With Early Alzheimer's Disease May Be More Likely to Have Lower BMI
November 21, 2011 — Studies have shown that people who are overweight in middle age are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease decades later than people at normal weight, yet researchers have also found that people ... > full story -
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Japan's 'K Computer' Ranks No. 1 in Four Benchmarks at HPC Challenge Awards
November 16, 2011 — RIKEN, the University of Tsukuba, and Fujitsu Limited have announced that they received top-ranking in all four benchmarks for the performance results of the "K computer" at the 2011 HPC Challenge ... > full story -
Looks Do Matter in Job Interviews, According to New Study
November 9, 2011 — People with birthmarks, scars and other facial disfigurements are more likely to receive poor ratings in job interviews, according to a new ... > full story -
Young Woman With Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-Term Memory ... Unless It's Paris Hilton!
November 9, 2011 — A 22-year-old woman known as "HC" with amnesia since birth as a result of developing only half the normal volume of the hippocampus in her brain, has demonstrated to scientists that the ability to ... > full story -
Can Metals Remember Their Shape at Nanoscale, Too?
November 8, 2011 — Physicists have now visualized changes in shape memory materials down to the nanometric ... > full story -
Psychologists Stress the Importance of Memory in Preventing Relapse After Therapy
November 4, 2011 — Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder -- such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and ... > full story -
How We Create False Memories: Assessing Memory Performance in Older Adults
November 4, 2011 — A new study addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older ... > full story
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