Posts Tagged ‘memory’

Coping with trauma may be genetic

RUTGERS (US) — Scientists have uncovered why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful, a finding that may help people suffering from PTSD. Continue…

Monday, February 6, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:39 - 3 Comments

When mom nurtures, kids’ brains grow

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Children whose mothers nurture them have brains with a larger hippocampus—a region vital for learning and memory. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:05 - 3 Comments

Lifelong musicians may keep ears in tune

NORTHWESTERN (US) — Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 30, 2012 13:25 - 1 Comment

Smells, great and gross, reshape the brain

CALTECH (US) — Based on a new study with locusts, researchers better understand how the brain adapts to remember new and specific smells. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 13:05 - 6 Comments

Don’t ditch the ‘ums’. Listeners need them

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Speakers should think twice before eliminating the “ums,” “uhs,” and other speech fillers from their message if they want listeners to recall what was said. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2012 13:11 - 1 Comment

We text and walk and veer off course

STONY BROOK (US) — Talking or texting on a phone while walking can make it difficult to stay on course and may interfere with memory recall, research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 22, 2011 17:55 - 1 Comment

Babies remember inklings, not objects

JOHNS HOPKINS / RUTGERS (US) — Infants may not remember what they saw, but they remember that they saw something, according to researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments

Dream sleep soothes painful memories

UC BERKELEY (US) — During the dream phase of sleep, the body’s stress chemistry shuts down, taking the edge off difficult memories. The finding may help explain why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer reoccurring nightmares. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 7, 2011 11:31 - 3 Comments

To be great, it may take more than practice

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Can practice, practice, practice alone produce greatness? New research finds working memory capacity may be the deciding factor between being good or being great. (more…)

Brain learns while body snoozes

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — An unconscious form of memory may keep people learning even while they sleep. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 11, 2011 12:39 - 1 Comment

Exercise safeguards seniors’ memory

U. COLORADO (US) — Even a small amount of physical exercise can significantly protect the elderly from long-term memory loss that can occur suddenly following infection, illness, or injury. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 8, 2011 12:05 - 0 Comments

How brain recalls what happened when

NYU (US) — New research showing how the brain remembers the order of events may offer a roadmap for addressing memory-related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2011 16:08 - 0 Comments

Memory decline may be reversible

YALE (US) — Researchers have figured out why we tend to be more forgetful as we age. Interestingly, they say, the findings suggest the condition is reversible. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 3, 2011 15:05 - 5 Comments

Mental abacus math: No words required

STANFORD (US) — A 400-year-old style of abacus known as a soroban is the genesis for a method of learning math mentally without the use of language. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 28, 2011 10:50 - 0 Comments

Memories distort what we see today

VANDERBILT (US) — Images held in our working memory may skew perception of current events, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2011 13:18 - 2 Comments

Seizure drug treats pre-Alzheimer’s

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — An existing anti-seizure drug improves memory and brain function in adults with a form of cognitive impairment that often leads to full-blown Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 21, 2011 14:17 - 1 Comment

Shocking! Being scared enhances memory

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A jolt of fear from viewing frightening or devastating images reinforces memory, but pleasant ones don’t have the same effect. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 20, 2011 9:27 - 1 Comment

Newbie neurons make fear hard to forget

UC BERKELEY (US) — When faced with a fearful situation, newborn neurons are able to produce a blank slate to create a strong imprint of the memory. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 16, 2011 9:57 - 1 Comment

Now, where did I put those keys?

UC DAVIS (US) — Lose something? Wait awhile and think again. New research shows the brain might be in a better state to recall things at some times than others. (more…)

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