FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2017·3 min readReactivating Visual Memories is a New Alternative to ‘Practice Makes Perfect’Repeated, extensive practice can be replaced by brief memory reactivation to help boost learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 11, 2017·3 min readEating Oily Fish During Pregnancy May Reduce Schizophrenia Risk in OffspringA new study reports increased risk of schizophrenia in mice whose mothers were deprived of DHA during pregnancy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 7, 2017·2 min readA New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage RevealedA new study questions traditional views of how memories are formed and stored in the brain. Additionally, researchers propose a new mechanism for learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 7, 2017·7 min readIntermittent Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves MemoryElectrically stimulating the nucleus basalis of Meynert elevated acetylcholine levels and helped improve working memory, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 5, 2017·5 min readKetogenic Diet Improves Lifespan and Memory in Aging MiceResearchers report mice that were put on a ketogenic diet showed significant improvements in memory and were more likely to survive to older ages than those on different diets.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2017·8 min readWhich Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?Researchers have implicated TOMM40, a gene adjacent to APOE on chromosome 19, in the development of Alzheimer's disease. TOMM40, researchers report, plays a significant role in the decline of verbal learning after the age of 60.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 4, 2017·5 min readSchizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms DiscoveredA lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 2, 2017·5 min readBone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse StudyResearchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 25, 2017·5 min readDancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the BrainNumerous recent studies have shown a link between exercise and improved cognitive performance in older people. A new study reveals dancing may have the most profound effect on cognitive health.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 25, 2017·3 min readDelving Into DopamineResearchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2017·5 min readDon’t Multitask While You Read ThisA new study reveals that while multitasking diminishes our ability to remember some things, we can still focus on important information while our attention is divided.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 24, 2017·3 min readExercising Immediately After Study May Help You RememberResearchers reveal participating in low impact step aerobics for five minutes following learning helped people to retain information they had just learned better than those who did not exercise.Read More