Category: Memory

Study suggests exercise activates memory neural networks in older adults

From the University of Maryland press release: How quickly do we experience the benefits of exercise? A new University of Maryland study of healthy older adults shows that just one… Read more »

Study suggests healthy aging entails reorganization of function in prefrontal brain areas

From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Researchers from HSE University and York University have become the first to analyse the results of 82 functional neuroimaging… Read more »

Study suggests electrostimulation can improve working memory

From the Boston University press release: In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University and BU doctoral researcher… Read more »

Study suggests eating garlic may reduce aging-related memory problems

From the Experimental Biology press release: Consuming garlic helps counteract age-related changes in gut bacteria associated with memory problems, according to a new study conducted with mice. The benefit comes… Read more »

Study discovers neural pattern that explains how some people reactivate negative emotional memories

From the University of California – Irvine press release: Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the first time an imbalance in a key neural pathway that… Read more »

Study explores how technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depression

From the Lancaster University press release: Researchers have provided a crucial first step towards understanding how computing technology could be used to help people with depression remember happy memories. Improving… Read more »