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Danger changes how rat brain stores information

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From the Society for Neuroscience press release: The male rat brain changes how it stores information depending on whether the environment in which it learns is safe or dangerous, according to new research published in eNeuro.… 

Seeing gene influencing performance of sleep-deprived people

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From the Washington State University press release: Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks when they are sleep deprived. Their research shows that individuals… 

Study suggests adolescent brain makes learning easier

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From the Leiden Universiteit press release: The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards. This can lead to risky behaviour, but, according to Leiden University research, it also has a positive function: it… 

Blueberry vinegar improves memory in mice with amnesia

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From the American Chemical Society press release: Dementia affects millions of people worldwide, robbing them of their ability to think, remember and live as they once did. In the search for new ways to fight… 

Study examines how odours are turned into long-term memories

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From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release: The neuroscientists Dr Christina Strauch and Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odours as long-term memories. Some odours can…