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·August 17, 2016·7 min read

Dreamless Sleep Store the Day’s Sensory Experiences

A new study reveals how tactile experiences are encoded in the brain as we sleep.

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·June 11, 2021·2 min read

Dreams Reflect Multiple Memories and Anticipate Future Events

53% of dreams can be traced to memories, and of those, 50% are linked to memory sources of multiple previous life events. Additionally, 26% of dreams are associated with impending events. Future-orientated dreams become more prevalent during deeper stages of sleep.

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·January 10, 2019·2 min read

Early Development of Memory for Space and Time

Researchers report episodic memory develops in distinct stages during postnatal maturation.

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·June 15, 2016·4 min read

Emotionally Positive Situation Boost Memory for Similar Future Events

A new study reports combining a positive emotional component with a given stimulus promotes memory for future stimuli of the same type.

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·April 8, 2020·3 min read

False memories of crime appear real when retold to others

Study reveals people are only 53% likely to identify whether someone else in recounting and accurate or false memory of a crime.

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·September 20, 2012·2 min read

Fear Can Be Erased from the Brain

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain.The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a study being published by Science.