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·January 16, 2024·6 min read

Memory Loss from TBI Reversed

Researchers made a breakthrough in understanding memory loss due to repeated head impacts, as often experienced by athletes. Their study reveals that memory issues following head injury in mice are linked to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved in memory formation.

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·January 9, 2023·5 min read

Human-Approved Medication Brings Back ‘Lost’ Memories in Mice

Roflumilast, a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of COPD and asthma helps retrieve learning memories following a period of sleep deprivation in mice.

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·June 8, 2020·3 min read

Forgot where you parked the car? Memory is a game of all or nothing

Study addresses the question of whether a forgotten memory is entirely lost or if it just becomes fuzzier over time.

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·February 7, 2020·3 min read

Brain cells long thought of as passive play key role in memory

Microglia, key immune cells in the brain, may play a significant role in memory retention.

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·July 27, 2019·6 min read

Unmasking Dissociative Disorders: Growing Mental Health Problem Often Overlooked

Dissociative disorders, contrary to popular belief, might affect up to 10-11% of the global population, rivaling the prevalence of mood disorders. These conditions manifest when individuals feel a profound detachment from themselves, their memories, and their emotions, often as a coping mechanism to compartmentalize traumatic events.

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·December 7, 2018·4 min read

Computers Can Spot the Difference Between Healthy Brains and Those with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Machine learning algorithms were able to distinguish, with 73% accuracy, neurobiological differences between those with dissociative identity disorder and those without the condition.

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·December 20, 2017·2 min read

Blueberry Vinegar Improves Memory in Amnesia: Mouse Study

A new study reports blueberry vinegar could be effective in restoring memory to mice suffering from induced amnesia. Researchers note, that while further testing needs to be completed, the fermented product could help restore cognitive function to those with dementia and age related cognitive decline.

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·August 11, 2017·4 min read

Imagining an Action-Consequence Relationship Can Boost Memory

Researchers reveal a helpful strategy to help those with cognitive problems to improve their memory.

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·November 10, 2016·4 min read

Cannabinoids Induce Memory Loss Through a Decrease in Energy in Neurons

Researchers report amnesia caused by cannabinoids relies on the activation of the CB1 receptor in mitochondria in the hippocampus.

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·June 22, 2016·5 min read

How a Woman With Amnesia Defies Conventional Wisdom About Memory

Study reveals skills related memory persists in a patient with amnesia.

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·June 14, 2016·4 min read

Myth Busting: Why People Still Believe a Second Head Trauma Could Cure Amnesia

A new study looks at the origin of why people believe a secondary head trauma could cure amnesia.

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·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Moral Traits, Not Memory, Considered Core Component of Our Identity

For families of those with Alzheimer's disease, it's the changes in behavior and not loss of memory which makes those close say the patient isn't the same person any more.

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amnesia

Memory Loss from TBI Reversed

Human-Approved Medication Brings Back ‘Lost’ Memories in Mice

Forgot where you parked the car? Memory is a game of all or nothing

Brain cells long thought of as passive play key role in memory

Unmasking Dissociative Disorders: Growing Mental Health Problem Often Overlooked

Computers Can Spot the Difference Between Healthy Brains and Those with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Blueberry Vinegar Improves Memory in Amnesia: Mouse Study

Imagining an Action-Consequence Relationship Can Boost Memory

Cannabinoids Induce Memory Loss Through a Decrease in Energy in Neurons

How a Woman With Amnesia Defies Conventional Wisdom About Memory

Myth Busting: Why People Still Believe a Second Head Trauma Could Cure Amnesia

Moral Traits, Not Memory, Considered Core Component of Our Identity

Mapping the Short-Term Plasticity of Working Memory

Closing Your Eyes Could Muffle Your Hearing

Mapping Gene Activity in the Living Human Brain

Brain’s Clogged Pipes: A Surprising New Link to Hallucinations

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