Psychology & Psychiatry

Using smartphones could help improve memory skills

Using digital devices such as smartphones could help improve memory skills, rather than causing people to become lazy or forgetful, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Neuroscience

In visual memory, size matters

Every day we encounter images on the wall, in newspapers, books, and electronic devices. Some become etched in our memory and some don't. The elements influencing whether we remember one image and not the other aren't yet ...

Neuroscience

Researchers create tool to measure, control protein aggregation

A common thread ties seemingly unlinked disorders like Alzheimer's disease and type II diabetes together. This thread is known as protein aggregation and happens when proteins clump together. These complexes are a hallmark ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Remember—a bad memory is actually good for you

It's not uncommon to hear people wishing that they had a better memory. "If only I weren't so forgetful", they complain. "If only I could reliably remember my computer password, and that my neighbour's name is Sarah, not ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Helpful app for people with dementia

Bangor University is providing expertise to support the development and effectiveness of 'Book of You', an 'app' being welcomed as having the potential to revolutionise reminiscence therapy for people with dementia.

Neuroscience

Neural codes for memory implants

(Medical Xpress)—The ability to short-circuit debilitating tremors in disease states with implantable stimulators is nothing short of remarkable. The same can be said for cochlear prosthetics which restore hearing, and ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Ten-minute online test estimates 'Face-Name Memory IQ'

(Medical Xpress)—How skillful are you at remembering faces and names? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are inviting the world to take part in an online experiment that will allow participants to see how ...

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