Memory News
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New malware has been discovered in the wild that can allow attackers complete access to a domain, able to login as any user without the need for authentication.
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In a new study, chocolate was found to improve the memory of people aged between aged 50 to 69. Sounds good? The only catch is that you would need to consume an excessive amount of chocolate to achieve the memory feat.
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Harvard researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital reported that the practice of mindfulness meditation can physically alter regions of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress.
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Memories don't just happen on their own. You have to, quite literally, pay attention. "The process [of memory] starts with our attention," Michele L. Brennan explains at Psych Central.
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Trans fats found in junk food are renowned for creating obesity and heart disease, but now it has been proven that they damage the functioning of the brain as well.
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If you find you have become more forgetful lately, you may want to consider munching on some dark chocolate according to a study released on Sunday.
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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what’s the impact of a single photo on our brains and memory, and how is our social-media-saturated culture affecting our relationship with the photograph?
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Psychological researchers from the University of California in Irvine and Michigan State University have published findings suggesting that lack of sleep makes you susceptible to false memories.
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The growth and development of new neurons may explain why adults cannot remember being infants, according to a new study.
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The brain’s ability to properly store information about different scents can be disrupted by introducing new sensory stimulation during deep sleep. This is according research using mice.
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Drinking coffee straight after studying might help people remember information later, a new study suggests. With drinking coffee before studying, there was no improvement.
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A new study indicates that post-learning caffeine consumption can improve memory. The story has been picked up by media outlets; however many from the scientific community are not convinced.
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A jolt of caffeine can boost memory, according to a study published Sunday that provides a scientific motive for students slurping coffee, tea or energy drinks when cramming for exams.
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Long-term complications after heart surgery, which can affect memory and thinking, appear to be linked to particular genes.
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Caffeine during pregnancy could be bad for pregnant women. Scientists found the stimulant altered the brain cells of newborns whose moms had consumed caffeine during and after pregnancy.
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It remains 'science fiction' that a 'bad' memory can be erased. However, researchers have managed to selectively erase methamphetamine-related memories in mice and rats.
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A new study shows that bottlenose dolphins appear to remember each other's 'signature' whistles for up to two decades after their last encounter.
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False memory syndrome (FMS) describes a condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by memories which are factually incorrect but are strongly believed. You feel confident that your memory is accurate while in fact it's not.
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Is it possible to treat alcoholism by blocking memories? New research on rats suggests that this might be possible through drug treatment.
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Following a Mediterranean-style diet may help to preserve memory and overall cognition, according to a new study from the U.S.
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Psychologists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, conducted a study presented at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society in Harrogate, which showed that sniffing the essential oil from the herb rosemary enhances memory functions.
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The virus that causes cold sores may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a new study supported by the American Academy of Neurology.
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Researchers have found that chimps have a superior short term memory than humans in symbolic representation tests. This is significant because short term memory skills are an important element in IQ tests that purportedly measure "intelligence."
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San Diego -
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) found that status updates posted on Facebook tend to be more memorable than human faces or sentences in a book.
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A new study, published in Science, paves the way for understanding future best treatment for anxiety, post-traumatic stress and panic attacks as it reveals it is possible to erase newly-formed emotional memories from the brain.
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A study published in an online journal "Addiction" reveals smoke from other cigarette smokers could have detrimental impact on non-smokers’ memory.
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Our Prospective Memory, the ability to remember to remember, may be going up in smoke, literally. Researchers from Northumbria University have found that secondhand smoke could have negative effects on memory.
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A recent Canadian study has provided an explanation as to why consumption of omega-3 fatty acids can help improve the memory in some people.
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For years, we've been told that chewing gum improves memory, information that gave hope to students pulling all-nighters after cramming for finals -- not any more.
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A report published by the British Medical journal states that mental reasoning, memory, and comprehension begin to deteriorate at 45 years old.
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Memory Image
A man thinking Jacob Botter
Dr. Robert Singer and his team have gained insights into the molecular basis of the memory and how memories form in nerve cells Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Spectrogram of pink noise (left) and white noise (right), shown with linear frequency axis (vertical) Wikimedia commons
Brain and memory Picower Institute for Memory and Learning
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