From the University of Alabama at Birmingham press release by Bob Shepard via ScienceDaily: A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: The largest study to date finds that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, chicken and salad dressing and avoiding saturated fats,…
From the University of Bath press release via MedicalXpress: Researchers from the University of Bath have found that people who are congenitally blind have more accurate memories than those who are sighted. Distortions and illusions…
From the UC San Diego press release via MedicalXpress: An international team of neuroscientists has described for the first time in exhaustive detail the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss…
From the University of Warwick press release via AlphaGalileo: Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit too often…
From the UW Madison press release via EurekAlert!: For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember. A study at…
From the Technische Universität München press release via EurekAlert!: New findings clarify where and how the brain’s “slow waves” originate. These rhythmic signal pulses, which sweep through the brain during deep sleep at the rate…
From the University of Adelaide press release via HealthCanal: University of Adelaide researchers are studying the reliability of eyewitness identification testimony in criminal cases in the hopes of improving evidence from witnesses and leading to…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers reporting online April 11 in the Cell Press journal Neuron…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve prospective memory in healthy adults. This is the finding of a study conducted by Jemma McCready and…