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New Findings Concerning Function of the Hippocampus
October 6, 2011 — Scientists have presented new findings concerning the function of the hippocampus, a region of the brain that is important for memory formation. The researchers investigated cellular mechanisms of ... > full story -
Illusory Memories Can Have Salutary Effects
October 5, 2011 — “False memories tend to get a bad rap,” says developmental psychologist Mark L. Howe in a new article. Indeed, remembering events incorrectly or remembering events that didn’t ... > full story -
Think You’re in Poor Health? It Could Increase Your Odds of Dementia
October 5, 2011 — People who rate their health as poor or fair appear to be significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a new ... > full story -
Research Sheds Light on Origins of Greatness
October 5, 2011 — In a provocative new paper, an expert suggests working memory capacity -- which is closely related to general intelligence -- may sometimes be the deciding factor between being good and being ... > full story -
Keeping Track of Reality: Why Some People Are Better at It
October 4, 2011 — A structural variation in a part of the brain may explain why some people are better than others at distinguishing real events from those they might have imagined or been told about, researchers have ... > full story -
Brain Study Reveals Stress Code
October 3, 2011 — Neuroscientists investigating the 'brain code' claim to have made a significant step forwards in understanding how the brain deals with stress- and mitigates its ... > full story -
Novel Mechanism for Preventing Infection Via Body's Mucosal Borders
October 3, 2011 — Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that generates protective immune memory cells to fight recurring infections at the body's mucosal linings -- which include the mouth, the ... > full story -
Millisecond Memory: 'Teleportation' of Rats Sheds Light on How the Memory Is Organized
September 28, 2011 — An experiment in which rats are "teleported" shows how memory is organized into discrete 125 millisecond-long packets, enabling a smooth transition between one memory and the ... > full story -
Scientists Reveal Molecular Sculptor of Memories
September 28, 2011 — Researchers working with adult mice have discovered that learning and memory were profoundly affected when they altered the amounts of a certain protein in specific parts of the mammals' ... > full story -
New 'FeTRAM' Is Promising Computer Memory Technology
September 27, 2011 — Researchers are developing a new type of computer memory that could be faster than the existing commercial memory and use far less power than flash memory devices. The technology combines silicon ... > full story
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