The brain is constantly storing new experiences that it has to integrate into the jumble of existing memories. Surprisingly, it does not overwrite previous memory traces in the process.
Aug 2, 2024
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In the largest study of its kind, scientists at the University of Warwick have investigated a range of contributing risk factors for suicide—helping to identify individuals who might benefit from interventions.
Jul 2, 2024
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A pioneering study published in the journal Nature Aging has unveiled significant heterogeneity in the risk factors affecting healthy aging in Latin America and emphasized the limitations of current models of brain health, ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Like many good ideas in science, it started with a walk in the woods. During a stroll through the Berlin Botanic Garden in 2019, HHMI Janelia Research Campus Group Leader Jan Funke and some of his scientific colleagues started ...
May 9, 2024
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Usually, the word "cholesterol" prompts a negative reaction because of its role in cardiovascular disease. While this is true, cholesterol is also vital for cells to function correctly—for example, cholesterol is a component ...
Apr 9, 2024
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When an algorithm-driven microscopy technique developed in 2021 (and able to run on a fraction of the images earlier techniques required) isn't fast enough, what do you do?
Oct 17, 2023
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A pair of psychologists at the University of Chicago has found that when showing multiple paintings to a group of people, most of them will find the same few memorable. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
Ah, the teenage years. A time when your teen is looking to plant their flag of independence—and that's healthy. But there are times when your teen will see how far they can push boundaries, making you feel lost about how ...
May 26, 2023
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From the gridiron to the battlefield, the study of traumatic brain injury has exploded in recent years. Crucial to understanding brain injury is the ability to model the mechanical forces that compress, stretch, and twist ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Whether personal use of psychedelics is appropriate among psychedelic therapists, a new study finds that it may be common. The study is published in Psychedelic Medicine.
Feb 27, 2023
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