Sleep Helps Us Predict Regular Sequences of Events
A new study reports sleeps help improve learning performance in predictable processes.... Read More...
Memory
How Rare Gene Mutation Affects Brain Development and Memory
Researchers have identified a rare genetic mutation that alters brain development in mice. The mutation appears to cause impairment in memory and disrupts neurotransmission. The study reports memory problems may be improved by transplanting progenitor cells capable of generating inhibitory interneurons into the hippocampus.... Read More...
Hippocampus Yields Clues to Treatment Strategies for Cognitive Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers report hippocampal plasticity can be improved by aerobic exercise and memory retraining for those with MS.... Read More...
Early Alzheimer’s Brain Pathology Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms
Researchers report the earliest signs of neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease are linked to some psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances. The findings could lead to earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's.... Read More...
Previous Motherhood Could Affect Hormone Therapy’s Ability to Prevent Memory Loss
A new study reports mother rats who received hormone replacement therapy responded worse to memory and spatial learning tasks than those who had not given birth. Researchers suggest a woman's reproductive history could impact how the brain responds to hormones later in life.... Read More...
How the Brain’s Grid System Maps Mental Spaces
An international team of researchers have been able to demonstrate, with electrophysiological evidence, the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain.... Read More...
Two Seemingly Opposing Forces in the Brain Cooperate to Enhance Memory Formation
Researchers say homeostatic synaptic plasticity facilitates Hebbian plasticity, influencing memory formation and learning.... Read More...
Study Provides Insights On the Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Performance
Study reveals both aerobic exercise and standing in an upright posture improves visual working memory. ... Read More...
How Cognitive Development Shapes Attitudes About Physical Activity
Researchers report the reason many shun away from physical activity as adults may be rooted in childhood experience. The study reveals negative memories associated with PE classes during childhood may generate negative response to participating in exercise as adults.... Read More...
Never Forget a Face? People Know an Average of 5,000 Faces
A new study reveals that, on average, we are able to recognize 5,000 different faces. ... Read More...
Protein Has Unique Effects in the Neural Connections Related to Information Processing
A new study provides new insight into the molecular mechanisms that enable synaptic transmission critical for cognition.... Read More...
Memory Brainwaves Look the Same in Sleep and Wakefulness
A new study reports the brain mechanisms responsible for triggering memory are identical, whether a person is awake or asleep.... Read More...