From the McGill University press release: Human-computer interactions, such as playing video games, can have a negative impact on the brain, says a new Canadian study published in Molecular Psychiatry. For over 10 years, scientists have…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: In the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, many of the genes required to form new memories are shut down by a genetic blockade, contributing to the cognitive decline seen…
From the CNRS press release: The human brain’s capacity for learning is astonishing: it can even memorize meaningless sounds if repeated. Hence, a pattern of white noise, like that produced by a radio when it…
From the University of Exeter press release: Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests. In the University of Exeter study, 88 social drinkers were given a word-learning task.…
From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that cultural activities, such as the use of language, influence our learning processes, affecting our ability to collect different…
From the Technical University of Munich (TUM) press release: The protein amyloid beta is believed to be the major cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Substances that reduce the production of amyloid beta, such as BACE inhibitors, are…
From the Cell Press press release: “Chunking” has been a concept in cognitive psychology since the mid-1950s. It is the means by which individual items or words are grouped together into larger units so that…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Do you know your country’s current inflation rate? What do you think it will be in the future? And how do you, personally, try to plan your finances…
From the Harvard University press release: Harvard scientists have gained new insights into how the brain networks important for thought and remembering are organized in individual people, bringing the notion of using brain scans to help…
From the American Geriatrics Society press release: Eating foods included in two healthy diets — the Mediterranean or the MIND diet — is linked to a lower risk for memory difficulties in older adults, according to…