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·October 8, 2020·2 min read

Human Spatial Memory Prioritizes High Calorie Foods

People are better able to recall the location of high-calorie foods over healthier options. Findings suggest spatial memory may have evolved to prioritize the location of higher-calorie foods.

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·November 19, 2019·4 min read

Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memory

Memories learned within a distorted coordinated system are also distorted when recalled later.

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·September 19, 2019·4 min read

Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory

What you eat may impact your long-term spatial memory. Rats fed a cafeteria-style diet, high in saturated fats and refined carbs, experienced deterioration in spatial memory that was incremental, according to the pattern of access to junk foods.

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·September 17, 2019·5 min read

Brain may not need body movements to learn virtual spaces

Vision appears to play a more dominant role than motor movements when it comes to encoding memory of large-scale spaces. The findings address a long-standing debate as to whether or not body movements aid the learning of physical spaces.

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·September 5, 2019·5 min read

Hookworm infection may cause cognitive impairment earlier than thought

Human hookworm infection, even at low levels, can cause rapid, acute and measurable cognitive impairments. Using rodent models, researchers found a link between the parasitic infection and alterations in both the microbiome and cognitive development.

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·August 7, 2019·3 min read

Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memories

Using brain scans and virtual reality technology, researchers discover how a temporal map of memories is generated in the entorhinal cortex.

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·April 29, 2019·3 min read

What makes memories stronger? Rat Study

Hippocampal replay selectively enhances memory of highly rewarded locations in a familiar context.

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·February 18, 2019·3 min read

How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food Sources

Study reveals the hippocampus may overlay existing mental maps with information about reward and hazard derived from food found in specific locations.

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·February 11, 2019·5 min read

Rats in Augmented Reality Help Show How the Brain Determines Location

Using augmented reality, researchers discover how rats recalibrate learned relationships between a landmark, speed, distance and time to create a locational 'map' in the brain.

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·January 31, 2019·5 min read

Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow

A new mouse study reveals a small cluster of interneurons in the hippocampus help the brain remember the places that matter the most. The findings could have implications for future studies of psychiatric disorders.

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·January 10, 2019·2 min read

Early Development of Memory for Space and Time

Researchers report episodic memory develops in distinct stages during postnatal maturation.

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·January 8, 2019·4 min read

Childhood Stress Affects Behavior of Offspring: Mouse Study

Researchers report on the epigenetic effect of early life stress. In a new study, researchers reveal mice who experienced stress in the first few weeks of life showed deterioration in memory, learning and maternal behaviors. Behavioral changes were seen in their later offspring, regardless of sex.

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spatial memory

Human Spatial Memory Prioritizes High Calorie Foods

Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memory

Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory

Brain may not need body movements to learn virtual spaces

Hookworm infection may cause cognitive impairment earlier than thought

Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memories

What makes memories stronger? Rat Study

How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food Sources

Rats in Augmented Reality Help Show How the Brain Determines Location

Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow

Early Development of Memory for Space and Time

Childhood Stress Affects Behavior of Offspring: Mouse Study

Psilocybin Unlocks Lost Memories in an Alzheimer’s Patient

GLP-1s Linked to Low Blood Pressure and Fainting Spikes

Autophagy Decline in Older Moms Halts Embryo Development

GLP-1 Therapies Silence Spontaneous Physical Activity

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