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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 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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·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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Featured Psychology

·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.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 29, 2014·3 min read

H.M.’s Brain Yields New Evidence

A postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 28, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Reactivate Lost Memories With Optogenetics

A new study claims researchers have been able to reactivate memories which could not otherwise be retrieved by using optogenetics.

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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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·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.

Featured Neuroscience

·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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Featured Neuroscience

·June 25, 2015·2 min read

What Happens in the Brain When We Think?

A new study questions standing theories on how the brain absorbs and processes information.

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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.