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When humans tackle many everyday tasks, ranging from driving to completing household chores and work assignments, they rely heavily on working memory. This is the brain's ability to temporarily store and manipulate important ...
Many U.S. schools aren't well prepared to help students who've suffered a concussion, a new study says. A quarter of public schools have no concussion policy at all, and those with such a policy aren't adequately training ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Scientists have long known that expectations can reduce pain. What remained unclear was whether different ways of generating placebo effects rely on the same biological mechanisms. A new study published in Nature Communications ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Most everyday moments are quickly forgotten, while others stay with us for a lifetime. How the brain determines which memories are retained and which are lost remains an open question.
Jul 24, 2026
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A new study using Mongolian gerbils as an animal model demonstrated for the first time that trans-tympanic infrared laser stimulation of the cochlea evokes reliable auditory-guided behavior in awake animals without the need ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Older adults who followed a structured, 2-year healthy lifestyle program improved their memory and thinking skills significantly more than those who received only general health advice, according to the Latin American Initiative ...
Jul 13, 2026
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For several years now, sleep research has been focusing intensively on the question of whether targeted auditory stimulation during sleep can improve the consolidation of new memories. A research team in Freiburg led by the ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Some memories remain with us for years, shaping how we learn from experience and adapt to the world around us. Others disappear quickly, even when they once seemed important. Although scientists have long studied how memories ...
Jul 7, 2026
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Because video games are a regular part of many people's everyday lives, researchers have spent a lot of time trying to determine whether they are beneficial or detrimental to brain health. A new study, published in Acta Psychologica, ...
You know that feeling when you walk into a room and immediately forget why you came in? Maybe you were there to fetch your keys. On your way to the room, you were thinking about grabbing your keys. But once you arrive, your ...
Jun 30, 2026
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