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·September 24, 2014·3 min read

False Memories Could Be a Side Effect of Human Ability to Learn Rules

A new study reports the human tendency to create false memories may be related to our ability to learn rules.

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·September 23, 2014·3 min read

Brain Wave May Be Used to Detect What People Have Seen and Recognize

P300 brain waves may serve as markers to identify places, objects and other details a person recognizes in daily life, a new study reports.

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·September 22, 2014·4 min read

New Discovery in the Study of the Brain and Memory

Researchers discover a functional link between an area of the brain associated with taste memory and an area associated with encoding the time and place the memory occurred.

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·September 22, 2014·3 min read

Compound from Hops Aids Cognitive Function in Young Animals

Researchers discover the xanthohumol, a flavinoid found in hops, can improve cognitive function in young mice but not in older animals.

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·September 17, 2014·2 min read

Novel Mechanism Involved in Memory Discovered

A new study reports researchers have discovered a novel mechanism in the brain which is involved in the formation of memory and learning.

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·September 15, 2014·3 min read

EEG Study Findings Reveal How Fear is Processed in the Brain

A new EEG study illustrates how fear arises in the brain when people are exposed to threatening images.

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·September 15, 2014·5 min read

Neuroscientists Identify Key Role of Language Gene

Researchers discover that a genetic mutation which arose over half a million years ago could be key to humans' ability to understand and produce speech.

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·September 15, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Find Neural Compensation in People with Alzheimer’s Related Protein

Researchers report the brain is able to compensate for a buildup of beta amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 12, 2014·3 min read

Brain Inflammation Dramatically Disrupts Memory Retrieval Networks

A new study provides additional insight into the cognitive losses often seen as a result of chemotherapy and in some autoimmune diseases.

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·September 12, 2014·3 min read

Zebrafish Model of a Learning and Memory Disorder Shows Better Way to Target Treatment

Researchers report the learning and memory deficits associated with neurofibromatosis are distinct features which require different treatment approaches.