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Small Groups of Brain Cells Store Concepts for Memory Formation -- From Luke Skywalker to Your Grandmother
February 22, 2013 — Concepts in our minds -- from Luke Skywalker to our grandmother -- are represented by their own distinct group of neurons, according to new ... > full story -
Scientists Make Older Adults Less Forgetful in Memory Tests
February 21, 2013 — Scientists have found compelling evidence that older adults can eliminate forgetfulness and perform as well as younger adults on memory tests. The cognitive boost comes from a surprising source -- a ... > full story -
Neuroscientist Sheds Light on Cause for 'Chemo Brain'
February 21, 2013 — It's not unusual for cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy to complain about not being able to think clearly, connect thoughts or concentrate on daily tasks. The complaint -- often referred ... > full story -
Bilingual Children Have a Better 'Working Memory' Than Monolingual Children
February 20, 2013 — Bilingual children develop a better working memory –- which holds, processes and updates information over short periods of time -– than monolingual children, according to new research. ... > full story -
Is There a Link Between Childhood Obesity and ADHD, Learning Disabilities?
February 19, 2013 — A new study has established a possible link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and memory-dependent learning ... > full story -
New Material Interface Improves Functioning of Non-Silicon-Based Electronic Devices
February 19, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have designed a special material interface that has been shown to add to and to improve the functioning of non-silicon-based electronic devices, such as those used in ... > full story -
Memory Appears Susceptible to Eradication of Fear Responses
February 18, 2013 — Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory. This is the conclusion of a new ... > full story -
Cell Circuits Remember Their History: Engineers Design New Synthetic Biology Circuits That Combine Memory and Logic
February 11, 2013 — Engineers have created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results, which are encoded in the cell's DNA and passed on for dozens of ... > full story -
New Classes of Magnetoelectric Materials Promise Advances in Computing Technology
February 7, 2013 — Physicists have developed new methods for controlling magnetic order in a particular class of materials known as ... > full story -
Gene Silencing Spurs Fountain of Youth in Mouse Brain
February 7, 2013 — Cognitive decline in old age is linked to decreasing production of new neurons. Scientists have discovered in mice that significantly more neurons are generated in the brains of older animals if a ... > full storyMore:
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