Emotion, not just action, helps brain define, divide events
In the 2001 film "Tortilla Soup," an argument between three sisters culminates in one smashing a plate on the kitchen floor.
Jun 17, 2025
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Psychological Phenomena: News and Research on Memory, Episodic
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Salient cues found more effective than episodic future thinking in enhancing children's prospective memory
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology reveals that cue saliency significantly outperforms episodic future thinking (EFT) in improving prospective memory (PM) in school-age children, offering ...
Jun 5, 2025
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Reactivation of specific memories can indirectly strengthen related ones, study finds
Most humans can recall specific events and past experiences for long periods of time. This capability, referred to as episodic memory, is known to be in great part supported by the activity of neurons in the hippocampus and ...
Move more, think sharper: How physical activity boosts brain health in aging
A brisk walk, a splash of water aerobics, or even a light jog around the block—if your heart rate goes up then so too will your brain health, according to new research from the University of South Australia.
Apr 22, 2025
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Infants remember more than you think, new study reveals
Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period—a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia.
Mar 23, 2025
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Why don't we remember being a baby? New study provides clues
Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don't hold onto these experiences because the part of the brain responsible ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Sleep supports people's ability to remember sequences of real-world experiences, immersive art tour experiment shows
Sleep is known to contribute to the healthy functioning of the brain and the consolidation of memories. Past psychology research specifically highlighted its role in retaining episodic memories, which are memories of specific ...
Mastery of language could predict longevity
Everyone ages, but, sometimes, people outlive all predictions. Previous research has uncovered an unlikely factor related to longevity: intelligence. However, intelligence isn't a simple characteristic. There are many traits ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Regular updates to cognitive data improve Alzheimer's prediction accuracy
In a study led by Honghuang Lin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School, researchers developed a dynamic prediction model for Alzheimer's disease based ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Encoding study reveals how the brain uses past experiences to predict the unfolding of similar events over time
The human brain continuously processes the wide range of information it acquires from the outside world. Over time, this information is organized into mental representations, referred to as "schema," which help us to understand ...
