Neuroscience
Study in mice places blame on immune system
Sustained stress erodes memory, and the immune system plays a key role in the cognitive impairment, according to a new study from researchers at The Ohio State University.
Mar 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Synchronized brain waves in distant regions combine memories
Humans have the remarkable ability to integrate information from multiple memories and infer indirect relationships. How does our brain support this important function? Neuroscientists from the Donders Institute at Radboud ...
Jan 29, 2016
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Neuroscience
Remembering past events might take place quicker than we thought, research shows
Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience has shown that retrieving memories of events from our past may take place quicker than we previously thought - and it is possible to interfere with that process.
Jan 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Protein that boosts memory identified
Increasing the level of a certain DNA-modified enzyme in the brain significantly improves cognitive ability. The discovery was made by the research team led by Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences ...
Dec 21, 2015
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Neuroscience
Total recall sounds great, but some things should be forgotten
Imagine never again forgetting where you parked your car, or that last item you had on your grocery list, or why you walked into this room anyway. If you trust media stories about research currently under way at Defense Advanced ...
Dec 4, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Men with Alzheimer's gene at risk of brain bleeding, study finds
A common genetic variation, ApoE4, linked to Alzheimer's disease greatly raises the likelihood of tiny brain bleeds in some men, scientists have found.
Nov 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain's hippocampus is essential structure for all aspects of recognition memory
The hippocampus, a brain structure known to play a role in memory and spatial navigation, is essential to one's ability to recognize previously encountered events, objects, or people - a phenomenon known as recognition memory ...
Nov 3, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study provides Class 1 evidence for cognitive training efficacy in TBI
Kessler Foundation researchers published results of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of a cognitive intervention to improve learning and memory in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) - the TBI-MEM trial. The treatment ...
Sep 10, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma heightens brain sensitivity to negative events
Survivors of an August 2001 trans-Atlantic flight that lost all power nearly 100 miles from land vividly recalled the ordeal nearly a decade later and showed heightened memories of a separate trauma - the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Sep 10, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent PTSD
About 8 million Americans suffer from nightmares and flashbacks to a traumatic event. This condition, known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is particularly common among soldiers who have been in combat, though it ...
Sep 1, 2015
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