Prediction is crucial for brain function—without forecasting, our actions would always be too late because of the delay in neural processing. However, there has been limited theoretical work explaining how our brains perform ...
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Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol are a step closer to understanding how the connections in our brain which control our episodic memory work in sync to make some memories stronger than others. The findings, published ...
Jan 20, 2017
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Students who are given information and tell someone about it shortly afterward recall the details better and longer—a strategy which could be a plus come test time, says a Baylor University researcher.
Jan 17, 2017
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Older adults who experience good cardiac fitness may be also keeping their brains in good shape as well.
Jan 13, 2017
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A University of Rochester study has found that older adults with excellent memories have more efficient connections between specific areas of the brain—findings that could hold promise for the prevention of dementia and ...
Dec 14, 2016
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Groups of brain regions that synchronize their activity during memory tasks become smaller and more numerous as people age, according to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology.
Nov 23, 2016
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Women have a two-fold higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men, yet strikingly little is known about how changes in brain function promote this difference—and how early in midlife those changes can be detected. ...
Nov 9, 2016
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Heading a football can significantly affect a player's brain function and memory up to a day, a study by researchers at Scotland's Stirling University has said.
Oct 24, 2016
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Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Neurons in the brain interact by sending each other chemical messages, so-called neurotransmitters. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter, which is important to restrain neural activity, ...
Aug 23, 2016
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