FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2017·5 min readCracking the Brain’s Memory CodesTwo new studies shed light on how the brain encodes and recalls memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2016·4 min readDecoding Hidden Dreams: Decrypting the Sleeping Brain to Reveal Hidden MemoriesResearchers develop a method to decrypt the brain while it sleeps to reveal hidden memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2016·4 min readSleep Makes Relearning Faster and Longer LastingA new study reports sleep between study sessions may help people retain their learning and relearn things you have forgotten.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 28, 2016·4 min readExpectation May Be Essential to Memory FormationAccording to a new study, attention is not enough to ensure accurate memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2016·3 min readHow We Play Memories in Fast ForwardResearchers have uncovered a mechanism that could explain how the brain can recall recent events, but in a fraction of the time it took to experience them.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·2 min readNew Prosthesis Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Re-Encode MemoriesA new neuroprosthesis has been developed to bypass a damaged section of the hippocampus and provide a neighboring area with correctly translated memory. The device could help people with Alzheimer's disease or those who have problems with memory following brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 17, 2015·3 min readOnce Seen, Never Forgotten: Apes Can Anticipate Events in Memorable Movie ScenesResearchers demonstrate apes are able to encode single experience events into long term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 1, 2015·5 min readBlocking Memory Pathway Could Prevent PTSDA new study reports that serotonin promotes the consolidation of traumatic memories following stress events. Additionally, SSRI medications which are commonly prescribed for PTSD may make the condition worse by enhancing the effects of serotonin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 26, 2015·5 min readCancelling Intended Actions Appears to Weaken MemoryNew findings could help develop new treatments for disorders characterized by the difficulty to inhibit actions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 17, 2015·5 min readA Time and Place For MemoriesA new study reports researchers have used neuroimaging technology to identify where the brain stores the time and place of real life memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2015·3 min readEncoding and Retrieving Memories: Understanding Hippocampal Function at the Cellular LevelResearchers report the successful memory encoding and retrieval occurs in the dorsal area of the rat hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 22, 2015·7 min readSource of Memory Loss in People With Schizophrenia IdentifiedNew findings pinpoint a target for drug development to combat memory loss related to psychosis.Read More
