One of the biggest mysteries of the brain is how memories are formed. For over a century, scientists have hypothesized that neurons are the only cells involved in storing and recalling memories. Now, ...
Can caffeine save your social life? New research shows how caffeine restores social memory impaired by sleep deprivation by targeting the hippocampal CA2 region. Learn about the molecular mechanisms ...
Memory representations are fundamental to human cognition, yet their integrity can be compromised with advancing age. Recent research has elucidated complex molecular and circuit-level mechanisms ...
Recognition memory research encompasses a diverse range of models and decision processes that characterise how individuals differentiate between previously encountered stimuli and novel items. At the ...
The UCLA Brain Research Institute hosted the annual Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3. Participants and attendees gathered in the Neuroscience Research Building for a day of ...
Recent psychological research reveals that certain forms of strong memory can make people more prone to distortion, anxiety, ...
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Memory isn't just in the brain: New research shows cells in other body parts can remember too
Traditionally, memory has been considered a function exclusive to the brain. However, groundbreaking research led by Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin at New York University (NYU) reveals that non-neural human ...
Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...
A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...
We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people ...
At 96, Richard C. Atkinson talks with interest and enthusiasm about a young professor’s research on reading skills, the same enthusiasm that he has embraced his entire life. The former UC San Diego ...
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