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  Being in the 'No': Questions Influence What We Remember

  September 14, 2011 — Imagine that you are sitting in the park, deeply engaged in a conversation with your loved one. A group of teenagers pass by in front of you. The next day you learn that the police are looking for ... > full story
• Intelligence
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  Motor Memory: The Long and Short of It

  September 13, 2011 — For the first time, scientists have unlocked a mechanism behind the way short- and long-term motor memory work together and compete against one ... > full story
• Chronic Illness
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  Study Finds Chronic Abnormal Brain Blood Flow in Gulf War Veterans

  September 13, 2011 — Blood flow abnormalities found in the brains of veterans with Gulf War illness have persisted 20 years after the war, and in some cases have gotten worse, according to a new ... > full story
• Gender Difference
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  Deep Male Voice Helps Women Remember, Study Finds

  September 12, 2011 — Men take note: If you want women to remember, speak to them in a low pitch voice. Then, they may rate you as a potential mate. That's according to a new study. The work shows for the first time that ... > full story
• Gynecology
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  Birth Control Pills Affect Memory, Researchers Find

  September 9, 2011 — Women who use contraceptives like birth control pills experience memory changes, according to new research. Their ability to remember the gist of an emotional event improves, while women not using ... > full story
• Child Psychology
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  Children Better Witnesses Than Previously Thought, Swedish Psychologist Finds

  September 9, 2011 — Children are more reliable eyewitnesses than had previously been thought, according to a witness psychologist in Sweden. She also questions a common method used for police identity line-ups with ... > full story
• Quantum Computers
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  Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Integrated Circuit That Implements Quantum Von Neumann Architecture

  September 1, 2011 — A new paradigm in quantum information processing has been demonstrated. Physicists have developed a quantum integrated circuit that implements the quantum von Neumann architecture. In this ... > full story
• Sleep Disorder Research
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  Wakeup Call for College Students: New Research Finds You Need to Catch More Z's

  August 30, 2011 — A new study finds that college students are spending too much time burning the midnight oil and not enough time gaining the sleep that will benefit their ability to ... > full story
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  Ability to Remember Memories' Origin Not Fully Developed in Youths

  August 30, 2011 — During childhood and adolescence, children develop the ability to remember not only past events but the origin of those memories. New research finds that the ability to remember the origin of ... > full story
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  How Couples' Collaborative Dialogue May Assist in a Spouse's Memory

  August 29, 2011 — Effective memory is a key ability for independent living in later life, and a new study is among the first to report that social partners can help extend memory. The study also found that the ... > full story

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