The coordination of neural activity across widespread brain networks is essential for human cognition. Researchers have long assumed that oscillations
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Single protein on-off switch controls learning flexibility and acquisition of new memories: Scientists have for the first time shown how a single molecule expressed in the brain affects how we learn new tasks and acquire new memories
Scientists have for the first time shown how a single molecule expressed in the brain affects how we learn new
Continue reading »Bursts of brain activity linked to memory reactivation: Sleep spindles may help memory storage keep memories separate
Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it’s long been
Continue reading »New brain development disorder identified by scientists
Researchers have identified a new inherited neurodevelopmental disease that causes slow growth, seizures and learning difficulties in humans. Writing in
Continue reading »Want to give your memory a boost?
(HealthDay)—Whether you’re studying for an important exam or learning a new language, there’s more proof that nonstop cramming sessions may
Continue reading »Study examines how stereotypes affect memory in older Chinese immigrants
Ever have a “senior moment” and worry about what other people think? We might laugh, but when older people worry
Continue reading »Biologists ‘transfer’ a memory
UCLA biologists report they have transferred a memory from one marine snail to another, creating an artificial memory, by injecting
Continue reading »Molecule could improve memory, reduce Alzheimer’s degradation, study finds
A Purdue University graduate and a Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana (NWI) startup have published a research study in
Continue reading »Dancer’s brains display brain frequencies linked to emotion and memory processes
Neuroscience has studied music for decades, and it has been found to activate both the cortical and deeper brain areas.
Continue reading »Study sheds light on how ‘dopamine neurons’ contribute to memory formation in humans
Research from Cedars-Sinai sheds light on how the human brain rapidly forms new memories, providing insights into potential new treatments
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