Neuroscience
Buzzing the brain with electricity can boost working memory
Scientists have uncovered a method for improving short-term working memory, by stimulating the brain with electricity to synchronise brain waves.
Mar 14, 2017
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Neuroscience
How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us
Neuroscientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a group of cells in the brain that are responsible when a frightening memory re-emerges unexpectedly, like Michael Myers in every "Halloween" movie. The ...
Apr 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain scans help shed light on the PTSD brain, but they cannot diagnose PTSD
Celebrities and public figures have recently been more open about mental health conditions they deal with. This is a positive sign of shrinking stigma around mental illness, and it also helps in reducing it. The most recent ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Neuroscience
Out of mind, out of sight: Suppressing unwanted memories reduces their unconscious influence on behaviour
(Medical Xpress)—New research shows that, contrary to what was previously assumed, suppressing unwanted memories reduces their influence on behaviour, and sheds light on how this process happens in the brain.
Mar 18, 2014
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Neuroscience
Drug reverses memory failure caused by traumatic brain injury
In an unprecedented finding, UC San Francisco scientists used an experimental drug to completely reverse severe learning and memory impairments caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. Surprisingly, the drug fully ...
Jul 11, 2017
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Coming soon: A brain implant to restore memory
In the next few months, highly secretive US military researchers say they will unveil new advances toward developing a brain implant that could one day restore a wounded soldier's memory.
May 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dissociative identity disorder exists and is the result of childhood trauma
Once known as multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder remains one of the most intriguing but poorly understood mental illnesses. Research and clinical experience indicate people diagnosed with the condition ...
Oct 5, 2017
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Don't sleep on it: going to bed mad makes it worse
A good night's sleep may reinforce negative memories in the brain, researchers said on Tuesday, lending scientific credence to the time-worn caution against going to bed angry.
Nov 29, 2016
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Neuroscience
New sleep method strengthens brain's ability to retain memories
A new joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an innovative method for bolstering memory processes in the brain during sleep.
Mar 5, 2020
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How video gaming can be beneficial for the brain
Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. This has been shown in a new study conducted at the Max Planck ...
Oct 30, 2013
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