Neuroscience
Passing the sniff test: Can we train our brain to boost smell and memory?
A new study is investigating whether learning to remember smells can boost memory more broadly and reduce the risk of dementia.
May 2, 2023
0
5
News tagged with visual memory
Pediatrics
Poor air quality linked to cognitive problems in babies
Poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Apr 25, 2023
0
14
Neuroscience
Mysterious brain activity in mice watching a movie could help tackle Alzheimer's, improve AI
Even the legendary filmmaker Orson Welles couldn't have imagined such a plot twist.
Feb 14, 2023
0
53
Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media could open doors for studying memory, study finds
Researchers in the Brain Bridge Lab at UChicago have found that personal moments captured via social media allowed them to map out a multidimensional topography of memory—and it could open up new venues for exploring memory.
Nov 17, 2022
0
119
Neuroscience
Most detailed map of brain's memory hub finds connectivity puzzle
The most detailed map ever made of the communication links between the hippocampus—the brain's memory control center—and the rest of the brain has been created by Australian scientists. And it may change how we think ...
Nov 9, 2022
1
54
Neuroscience
New insights into how the brain separates perception from memory
The brain works in fundamentally different ways when remembering what we have seen compared to seeing something for the first time, a team of scientists has found. While previous work had concluded there is significant overlap ...
Oct 18, 2022
0
80
Neuroscience
Video games offer the potential of 'experiential medicine'
After a decade of work, scientists at UC San Francisco's Neuroscape Center have developed a suite of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in aging adults.
Oct 4, 2022
0
161
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds widespread false memories of logos and characters, including Mr. Monopoly and Pikachu
If you had to describe Rich Uncle Pennybags—the Monopoly mascot—would you mention his top hat? His mustache? How about his monocle?
Jul 18, 2022
0
24
Neuroscience
Eye movements could be the missing link in our understanding of memory
Humans have a fascinating ability to recreate events in the mind's eye, in exquisite detail. Over 50 years ago, Donald Hebb and Ulrich Neisser, the forefathers of cognitive psychology, theorized that eye movements are vital ...
Jun 22, 2022
0
68
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Investigating the links between facial recognition and Alzheimer's disease
In recent years Alzheimer's disease has been on the rise throughout the world and is rarely diagnosed at an early stage when it can still be effectively controlled. Using artificial intelligence, KTU researchers conducted ...
May 31, 2022
0
6
