NeurologyPsychology·December 19, 2011·2 min readBabies Remember Even as They Seem to ForgetFifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months of age or younger had no sense of...Read More
GeneticsNeuroscience·December 15, 2011·2 min readNeuroscientists Boost Memory Using Genetics and Memory Enhancing DrugWhen the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2011·2 min readScientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative MemoryResearchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
Neuroscience·November 9, 2011·4 min readHC: Woman with Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-term Memory … Unless it’s Paris HiltonStudy shows intact memory for familiar information, despite memory deficit A 22-year-old woman known as “HC” with amnesia since birth...Read More
Neuroscience·August 19, 2011·2 min readReady to learn? Brain Scans Can Tell YouNeuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images. Our memories work better when our brains are...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2011·5 min readNeuroscientists Show Activity Patterns in Fly Brain are Optimized for Memory StorageWe know from experience that particular smells are almost inseparable in our minds with memories, some vague and others very...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 25, 2011·3 min readScientists Use New Technology to Show That Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory in MiceWith the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, Stanford University researchers have shown that...Read More
Neuroscience·July 22, 2011·2 min readMemories May Skew Visual PerceptionTaking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates....Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2011·3 min readResearchers Find Neural Signature of Mental Time TravelAlmost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 17, 2011·3 min readRestoring Memory, Repairing Damaged Brains With An Artificial HippocampusBiomedical engineers analyze and duplicate the neural mechanism of learning in rats Scientists have developed a way to turn memories...Read More
Neuroscience·May 13, 2011·4 min readAs Time Goes by, It Gets Tougher to ‘Just Remember This’It’s something we just accept: the fact that the older we get, the more difficulty we seem to have remembering...Read More
