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Sleep Makes it Possible for Babies to Associate Words With Content, and Not With Noise

Neuroscience NewsAugust 8, 2017

A midday nap after a learning session helped infants associated correct or incorrect words to new objects they had been exposed to. The study sheds light on the role sleep plays in developing lexical memory.... Read More...

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What Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2017

A new report examines the effect stress can have on our bodies and general health.... Read More...

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A New View for Protein Turnover in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2017

Researchers discover lysosomes can travel to dendrites and also be recruited by dendritic spines.... Read More...

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Lessons by Post

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2017

A new study reveals molecular mechanism that helps insure continuous readjustment of the strength of synaptic junctions during learning.... Read More...

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If a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 5, 2017

As technology is improving and becoming more accurate at deciphering whether a person is lying or telling the truth, researchers debate whether such technology should be used in legal cases.... Read More...

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Cultural Activities May Influence the Way We Think

Neuroscience NewsAugust 4, 2017

A new PNAS study reports cultural activities directly influence learning processes, affecting how we collect different kinds of data. Researchers developed a new learning model that explains how culture helped shaped our cognition. Understanding these principles may someday be useful in AI development, researchers say.... Read More...

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‘Sherlock’ and the Case of Narrative Perception

Neuroscience NewsAugust 2, 2017

Researchers use the TV show 'Sherlock' to investigate how the brain segments experiences during perception and long-term memory formation.... Read More...

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Intermittent Attention and Poor Memory Shape Public Perceptions of Inflation

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2017

Researchers reveal people react more to individual prices, but rational inattention leads to perception and overestimation of inflation rates.... Read More...

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Dementia: New Substance Improves Brain Function

Neuroscience NewsJuly 28, 2017

A recent PNAS study reports a BACE inhibitor can reduce the amount of amyloid beta in animal models of Alzheimer's disease. By reducing amyloid beta levels, researchers noticed a significant improvement in memory performance.... Read More...

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Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging

Neuroscience NewsJuly 25, 2017

People with higher levels of lutein, a nutrient commonly found in kale and eggs, were more cognitively on par with younger people than their peers with lower lutein levels, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation May Improve Cognitive Performance in Those With Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsJuly 25, 2017

Researchers at King's College London report transcranial direct current stimulation can help to improve cognitive function in those with Schizophrenia. The researchers found the improvement in cognitive performance was seen 24 hours after the initial stimulation was applied. They suggest the changes make not be instantaneous, and may take some time to occur.... Read More...

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Alcohol Boosts Recall of Earlier Learning

Neuroscience NewsJuly 24, 2017

A new Scientific Reports study reveals alcohol may have a surprising effect on learning and memory. Researchers found those who drank alcohol following a learned word task had better recollection of the terms they learned the next day than those who did not drink.... Read More...

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Memory

Sleep Makes it Possible for Babies to Associate Words With Content, and Not With Noise

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed?

A New View for Protein Turnover in the Brain

Lessons by Post

If a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?

Cultural Activities May Influence the Way We Think

‘Sherlock’ and the Case of Narrative Perception

Intermittent Attention and Poor Memory Shape Public Perceptions of Inflation

Dementia: New Substance Improves Brain Function

Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging

Brain Stimulation May Improve Cognitive Performance in Those With Schizophrenia

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