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·July 25, 2011·3 min read

Scientists Use New Technology to Show That Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory in Mice

With the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, Stanford University researchers have shown that...

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·June 23, 2011·2 min read

Competition Between Brain Cells Spurs Memory Circuit Development

From the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...

Neuroscience

·May 13, 2011·4 min read

As 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...

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·April 12, 2011·3 min read

Weight Loss Improves Memory

John Gunstad, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers have discovered a...

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·April 4, 2011·5 min read

Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition – Neuroscience Book Review

This is a Neuroscience News book review of Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition by Christopher M. Filley. Lately, neuroscience anatomy books...

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·March 8, 2011·3 min read

Cerebellum Grey Matter Volume Used to Predict General Intelligence

Researchers believe they have found a link between the volume of one's cerebellum and general intelligence.

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·January 26, 2011·4 min read

Natural IGF-II Improves Memory and Slows Forgetting in Rats

The naturally occurring insulin-like growth factor (IGF-II) improved memory and slowed forgetting in rats according to new research.

Electrophysiology Neuroscience

·January 24, 2011·4 min read

Neural Networks Forget Information Quickly

Researchers have figured out the speed that neural networks in the cerebral cortex can delete sensory information is a bit...

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·January 21, 2011·3 min read

Practicing Memory Recall Boosts Science Learning

Psychology researchers recently found that practicing memory recall lead to improved long-term retention of science information when compared to other...

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·December 9, 2010·3 min read

Acetylcholine and SK Channels Involved in Learning and Memory

New research on learning describes the interaction between acetlycholine receptors and SK channels and their involvement in learning and memory. These findings could lead to new research targeting acetylcholine and SK channels to help cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia as well as help understand learning and memory better.

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·October 22, 2010·3 min read

70 Years Old and Smarter Than Ever

A large study of 70-year-olds born in either 1901-1902, or 1930, provides evidence that the population of 70-year-olds in 2000 did much better on intelligence tests than the 70-year-olds of 1971-72.

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·September 30, 2010·2 min read

Breast Cancer Patients’ Brain Tissue Altered by Chemotherapy

Brain imaging studies of women with breast cancer before and after chemotherapy treatments show grey matter is being affected during the chemotherapy treatments. Brain areas believed to be critical for multi-tasking, memory and other cognitive functions were seen to change during the chemotherapy.