Intermittent Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Memory
Electrically stimulating the nucleus basalis of Meynert elevated acetylcholine levels and helped improve working memory, a new study reports.... Read More...
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Ketogenic Diet Improves Lifespan and Memory in Aging Mice
Researchers 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...
Which 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...
Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered
A lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report. ... Read More...
Bone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse Study
Researchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice.... Read More...
Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain
Numerous 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...
Delving Into Dopamine
Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.... Read More...
Don’t Multitask While You Read This
A 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...
Exercising Immediately After Study May Help You Remember
Researchers 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...
Mind Flex: Neurons Involved in Memory and Learning Less Stable and More Flexible Than Thought
Harvard researchers reveal neurons associated with memory formation may be far more flexible than previously believed. They report their findings point to plasticity in neural networks that help with the integration of new information.... Read More...
How We Recall the Past
Researchers have identified a neural circuit that is critical for memory retrieval. ... Read More...
Firmer, Fitter Frame Linked to Firmer, Fitter Brain
Using magnetic resonance elastography, researchers find people who are aerobically fit tend to have a more elastic and firmer hippocampus.... Read More...