FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 6, 2019·5 min readUnexpectedly, big wins improve two kinds of memoryUnexpected rewards boost memories of specific events. The findings may have implications for treating memory problems associated with depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 10, 2019·3 min readAging gracefully: Study identifies factors for healthy memory at any ageOlder adults who have higher levels of education, embark on more social activities and stay cognitively active have a slower rate of cognitive decline than those who engage in less self-maintenance and social activities.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2019·4 min readNeural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD discoveredImbalanced communication between the hippocampus and amygdala may lead to the inability to distinguish between negative memories that have overlapping features. The findings could provide new treatment options for those with PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2019·2 min readHow technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depressionResearchers propose adapting computer technologies to help those with depression recall positive memories. Most existing technologies focused on supporting memory impairments are geared towards episodic memory recall and cognitive impairments related to neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 18, 2019·4 min readOur brains may ripple before rememberingCoupled ripples between the medial temporal lobe and temporal cortex are enhanced prior to successful memory retrieval.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2019·4 min readYour brain may contain ‘time cells’ that help form long-term memoriesNew findings back up recent hippocampal research in rodents, providing evidence of a common hippocampal neural mechanism representing temporal information in episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 6, 2019·7 min readMore Than Just Memories: A New Role for the Hippocampus During LearningA new role for the hippocampus involving pattern separation and conjunctive representation in reinforcement learning is discussed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2019·2 min readTracking the Birth of MemoriesResearchers have identified three distinct stages of brain development that occur before an episodic memory can form.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 10, 2019·2 min readEarly Development of Memory for Space and TimeResearchers report episodic memory develops in distinct stages during postnatal maturation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 1, 2019·4 min readWhy Two People See the Same Thing But Have Different MemoriesResearchers investigate why two people who experience the same event often have different memories of what occurred.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2018·3 min readMeasuring Speed of Mental Replay of Movies Gives Insight into Accessing MemoriesStudy reports people access fully detailed memories at different speeds and levels of detail, often accessing older information first. Findings could help developing treatments for those with PTSD, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2018·6 min readHow Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory RecallAfter creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report.Read More
