(Medical Xpress) -- A research team in Taiwan has succeeded in isolating two nerve cells in fruit fly brains that are believed to be the major players in allowing for the formation of long term memories. Furthermore, they’ve ...
Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called "synapses". But how do these synapses stay strong and keep memories alive for decades? Neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research ...
Jan 27, 2012
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Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a switch they could flick to put themselves to sleep.
Jun 23, 2011
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Research into how the human brain stores information could lead to treatments for people who struggle with everyday tasks.
May 6, 2024
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Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Long-term exercise improves memory and spatial cognition, reduces age-related cognitive decline, and maintains ...
Dec 1, 2023
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New research from the University of Cincinnati has found that daily strawberry consumption could help reduce the risk of dementia for certain middle-aged populations.
Nov 1, 2023
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Sometimes we remember things that we did not even know we had memorised and sometimes the opposite happens—we want to remember something that we know we've learned but are not able to recall it.
Apr 27, 2023
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We have a pretty good idea of where memory starts and ends—short-term memories form in the hippocampus and, if the situation calls for it, stabilize into long-term memories in the cortex. But what happens along the winding ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Mice exposed to World Trade Center dust exhibit a significant impairment in spatial recognition and short- and long-term memory, as well as changes in genes related to immune-inflammatory responses and blood-brain barrier ...
Jan 17, 2023
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What are your core memories from childhood? Can you lock in a core memory by choice? What do your core memories say about you?
Oct 17, 2022
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