How mouse brains reorganize old memories when new ones are laid down
Oxford and Imperial researchers have mapped how the structure of existing memories is reorganized as new experiences are committed to memory in mice.
Feb 19, 2021
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Oxford and Imperial researchers have mapped how the structure of existing memories is reorganized as new experiences are committed to memory in mice.
Feb 19, 2021
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An antibody first identified in a blood sample from a patient who recovered from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003 inhibits related coronaviruses, including the cause of COVID-19.
May 18, 2020
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New research from Stanford University has found that stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory.
Apr 3, 2020
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Learned connections between stimuli and reward—like the positive emotions associated with popular brands—have a powerful influence over our future decisions. Scientists have started to discover why.
Apr 2, 2020
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Recalling positive events and experiences can help young people build resilience against depression in later life, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.
Jan 14, 2019
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Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to fill the gaps. Psychologists know that this ability is present in elementary school-age children. Now a new study ...
Jul 5, 2017
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A new study provides evidence that one important part of memory undergoes substantial development even after the age of 7.
Sep 23, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology—and not limited to the brain.
May 23, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—It takes a lot to make a memory. New proteins have to be synthesized, neuron structures altered. While some of these memory-building mechanisms are known, many are not. Some recent studies have indicated ...
Jan 30, 2013
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In experiments on rats outfitted with tiny goggles, scientists say they have learned that the brain's initial vision processing center not only relays visual stimuli, but also can "learn" time intervals and create specifically ...
Jan 23, 2013
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