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·November 9, 2011·4 min read

HC: Woman with Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-term Memory … Unless it’s Paris Hilton

Study shows intact memory for familiar information, despite memory deficit A 22-year-old woman known as “HC” with amnesia since birth...

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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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·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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·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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·July 14, 2015·5 min read

Amazing Case of Man With 90 Minute Memory

Researchers claim the case of a man who suffers from extreme anterograde amnesia following a trip to the dentist is "like nothing we have ever seen before".

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·February 18, 2013·2 min read

Memory Appears Susceptible to Eradication of Fear Responses

Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory according to a new study.

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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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·August 4, 2015·2 min read

Brain Process Allows Memories to be Lost and Found

Researchers have identified a neural process which could help restore lost memories and bury bad memories.

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·July 27, 2019·5 min read

Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven’t we heard about them?

Dissociative disorders affect 10-11% of people at some point in their life. Dissociation is often the result of a traumatic event and can lead to emotional numbness. The condition is often comorbid with other mental health disorders. However, dissociative disorders are often overlooked. A new paper explores the phenomena of dissociation and calls for more understanding of the condition.

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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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·May 9, 2012·2 min read