FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 5, 2020Dreaming with purposeHippocampal adult-born neurons are responsible for memory consolidation during REM sleep. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2020Early-life education improves memory in old age, especially for womenFemales who attend school for longer have better memory ability in old age, a new study reports. For each year of education, memory gains were, on average, five times greater for women than the losses experienced due to each year of aging. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2020Adult neurogenesis essential for sleep-induced memory consolidationAdult born neurons are essential for synaptic structural remodeling and memory consolidation during REM sleep, a new mouse study found. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2020Your brain needs to be ready to remember?When hippocampal firing rates are high before exposure to a learning task, people are better able to successfully encode memory. Findings suggest the hippocampus may have a "ready to encode" mode that facilitates memory recall. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 1, 2020Out-of-sync brain waves may underlie learning deficit linked to schizophreniaStudy reveals specific brain wave patterns that underlie the ability to remove irrelevant learned associations to make way for new, updated information. The research shows a particular behavior can be dependent on the synchronization of high-frequency brain waves in different parts of the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2020A child’s brain activity reveals their memory abilityActivity in the frontoparietal network during memory tasks reflected the individual working memory capabilities of children, with an activity pattern unique to working memory. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 21, 2020Exercise improves memory and boosts blood flow to brainFollowing a one year program of aerobic exercise improves memory function and boosts blood flow to brain areas critical for cognition in older adults with risk factors for dementia. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2020Brain’s ‘updating mechanisms’ may create false memoriesNew evidence suggests the brain can update poorly formed memories with incorrect information, leading to the creation of false memories. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2020Certain Memory Complaints Predict Future DementiaSubjective cognitive complaints may be the earliest detectable stages of preclinical dementia. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 12, 2020How memory function could be preserved after brain injurySuppressing TLR4 activity following a traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, reduces excitability, and improves working memory performance up-to a month later. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 12, 2020Body’s own marijuana helps us forget traumatic memoriesAnandamide, an endogenous compound produced in the body, plays a role in reversing memories of traumatic events. The findings could lead to new treatments for PTSD. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 5, 2020Evidence that human brains replay our waking experiences while we sleepResearchers provide the first evidence that the human brain replays waking experiences while we sleep. Read More
