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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.

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·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...

·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...

·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...

·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....

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.

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