Health
Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory, study finds
UNSW researchers have found links between junk food consumption and loss of spatial memory in a recent animal study.
Sep 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hookworm infection may cause cognitive impairment earlier than thought
Evidence from the lab of Raffi Aroian, Ph.D., shows that short-term human hookworm infection, even at low levels, can cause rapid, acute and measurable cognitive impairments in spatial memory among a mammalian animal model. ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
Proof it's possible to enhance or suppress memories
What if scientists could manipulate your brain so that a traumatic memory lost its emotional power over your psyche? Steve Ramirez, a Boston University neuroscientist fascinated by memory, believes that a small structure ...
May 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age
A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory—a fundamental building block of a functioning mind—and three health-related factors: sleep, age, and depressed mood. The team also reports that ...
May 10, 2019
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Genetics
Mice born to fathers put on exercise regimen show improvements in some brain functions
A large team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions across Spain has found that putting mice on an exercise regimen before allowing them to procreate, gave their offspring a boost in brain functions. ...
Medical research
Blood cells the missing link in post–exercise boost
A discovery about how exercise improves brain function could be harnessed for research into ageing, and boosting learning and memory.
Mar 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression in 20s linked to memory loss in 50s, psychologists find
A new large-scale longitudinal study carried out by University of Sussex psychologists has found a clear link between episodes of depression and anxiety experienced by adults in their twenties, thirties and forties, with ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Unexpected link found between feeding and memory brain areas
The search for a mechanism that could explain how the protein complex NCOR1/2 regulates memory has revealed an unexpected connection between the lateral hypothalamus and the hippocampus, the feeding and the memory centers ...
Jan 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Early child deprivation and neglect impair memory and executive functioning at age 16
Young children experiencing deprivation and neglect in institutional settings have impaired memory and executive functioning at ages 8 and 16 compared with peers placed early in quality foster homes, report investigators ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
Key molecule responsible for learning and memory discovered
Unlike old dogs, old adults can indeed learn new tricks thanks to a protein molecule called netrin.
Nov 6, 2018
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