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Electrophysiology Neurology Neuroscience

·July 15, 2010·2 min read

Neurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients

Neurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1.

Neuroscience

·July 22, 2011·2 min read

Memories May Skew Visual Perception

Taking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates....

Neuroscience

·November 9, 2011·4 min read

HC: Woman with Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-term Memory … Unless it’s Paris Hilton

Study shows intact memory for familiar information, despite memory deficit A 22-year-old woman known as “HC” with amnesia since birth...

Neurology

·March 1, 2012·2 min read

How Marijuana Impairs Memory

A major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug’s ill effects on working memory, the ability to...

Featured Neuroscience

·May 3, 2012·4 min read

Awake Mental Replay of Past Experiences Critical for Learning

Blocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats – NIH-funded study Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making...

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·September 13, 2012·3 min read

Stress Breaks Loops that Hold Short-Term Memory Together

By watching individual neurons at work, a group of psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has revealed just how stress can addle the mind, as well as how neurons in the brain's prefrontal cortex help remember information in the first place.

Featured Psychology

·September 13, 2012·3 min read

How Early Social Deprivation Impairs Long-Term Cognitive Function

A study shows social isolation during early life prevents the cells that make up the brain's white matter from maturing and producing the right amount of myelin, the fatty "insulation" on nerve fibers that helps them transmit long-distance messages within the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 20, 2013·2 min read

“Forrest Gump” Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing Can be Bad

Using a line of genetically modified mice, researchers discover boosting acetylcholine can disturb cognitive function.

This is a fMRI image taken during working memory tasks.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 27, 2013·4 min read

A Look Inside Children’s Minds

Using optical neuroimaging, researchers gain a better understanding of visual working memory in young children.

The image shows a participant undergoing the experiment.

Featured Psychology

·July 15, 2013·3 min read

Foraging for Thought: New Insights into Our Working Memory

A new study pinpoints an effect which makes people turn their attention to something new, rather than dwell on their most recent thoughts. The findings could have implications for studying disorders such as ADHD and autism.

This image shows a side view of the brain, illustrating the dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofronal cortex.

Featured Neurology

·October 16, 2013·3 min read

Veterans With Gulf War Illness Show Brain Changes Linked to Memory Deficits

Researchers find definitive brain alterations in veterans with GWI, caused as the result of exposure to neurotoxic chemicals during the first Gulf War. The study confirms working memory is affected in those with GWI.