Category: Memory

Study suggests relying on the internet for homework is hurting long-term retention

From the Rutgers University press release: The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students’ long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams, according to a Rutgers… Read more »

Study suggests recalling memories from a third-person perspective changes how our brain processes them

From the University of Alberta press release: Adopting a third-person, observer point of view when recalling your past activates different parts of your brain than recalling a memory seen through… Read more »

Study suggests aging memories may not be ‘worse’, just ‘different’

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: “Memory is the first thing to go.” Everyone has heard it, and decades of research studies seem to confirm it: While… Read more »

Study suggests higher working memory capacity linked to social distancing compliance

From the University of California – Riverside press release: Whether you decided to engage in social distancing in the early stages of COVID-19 depended on how much information your working… Read more »

Study suggests combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk

From the NIH/National Institute on Aging press release: Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study that included data from nearly… Read more »