From the New York University press release: Neuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain. Its findings, which appear in the journal Neuron, correct a previous misconception…
From the American Geriatrics Society press release: For older adults, driving can mean living a more independent, satisfying life. Therefore, it’s no surprise that about 86 percent of adults age 65 and older hold active…
From the University of Birmingham press release: Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered. Researchers found…
From the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center press release: New research shows there might be health benefits to eating certain types of dark chocolate. Findings from two studies being presented today at the…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Imagining that a future event will go well may lead you to remember it more positively after it’s over, according to findings from research published in Psychological Science,…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Recalling traumatic memories enhances the rewarding effects of morphine in male rats, finds new research published in JNeurosci. These findings may help to explain the co-occurrence of post-traumatic stress…
From the University of Toronto press release: The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia. But new U of T Scarborough research finds that it may also yield important…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Entering menopause at a later age may be associated with a small benefit to your memory years later, according to a study published in the April 11,…
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute press release: When you are lost or disoriented, your brain uses cues from your surroundings — landmarks both near and far — to sort out where you are. The…
From the Frontiers press release: Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities — including language-based reasoning, short-term memory, planning and inhibition — which lead to improved academic performance. Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research…