FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 29, 2019·5 min readAerobic exercise and heart-healthy diet may slow development of memory problemsCombining aerobic exercise with the heart-healthy DASH diet improved the ability to think, recall, and make decisions in older people who experienced cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2019·5 min readOne shot of ketamine could reduce problem drinkingA single shot of ketamine administered to heavy drinkers following reactivation of their drinking memories led to a rapid decrease in the urge to drink. The effect lasted for over nine months.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 25, 2019·5 min readStudy shows extra virgin olive oil staves off multiple forms of dementia in miceExtra virgin olive oil may protect against cognitive declines linked to tauopathy diseases, specifically frontotemporal dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 21, 2019·5 min readExposure to PM 2.5 pollution linked to brain atrophy and memory declineOlder women exposed to higher levels of air pollution were more likely to experience greater memory decline and Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy compared with those exposed to cleaner air.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2019·4 min readVirtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memoryMemories learned within a distorted coordinated system are also distorted when recalled later.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 19, 2019·6 min readPredicting Alzheimer’s disease-like memory loss before it strikesSharp-wave ripple activity in the brain may be an early biomarker for Alzheimer's disease before cognitive impairment begins.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·November 18, 2019·4 min readResearch reveals no link between statins and memory lossStudy reveals there is no link between memory decline and statin use in older adults. Additionally, no association was found between statin use and cognitive decline in those with genetic risk factors for dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 16, 2019·4 min readYour brain on sugar: What the science actually saysFrom reducing memory capability to increasing the risk of diabetes and obesity, researchers investigate how sugar affects the brain and body.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2019·3 min readNew cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBITransplanting embryonic progenitor interneurons into the hippocampus of mouse models of TBI, researchers noticed the neurons migrated to the injury site and made new connections. Following treatment, memory improved and seizures were reduced.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 12, 2019·5 min readSpecific neurons that map memories now identified in the human brainNeural activity in the entorhinal cortex is correlated with place-based memories. The findings shed new light on how the brain processes spatial memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 6, 2019·5 min read‘I knew that was going to happen:’ Déjà vu and the ‘postdictive’ biasWhen intense feelings of prediction accompanied deja vu, they were strongly correlated with feelings of postdiction. High degrees of familiarity that accompany deja vu also carry through to postdictive bias.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2019·2 min readCircuit responsible for building memories during sleep identifiedThe nucleus reuniens is responsible for coordinating synchronous slow waves between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus during sleep. The findings suggest the nucleus reuniens plays a critical role in sleep-dependant memory consolidation.Read More