Study suggests rewards can help with memory
From the Université de Genève press release: How does our memory work and how can we optimize its mechanisms on a daily basis? This question is at the heart of many neuroscience research projects. Among…
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 3,000 research participants. Those who…
Study suggests motherhood does not diminish attention
From the Purdue University press release: “Mommy brain” is a long-held perception that mothers are more forgetful and less attentive. “In most studies, however, attention and memory tests are given to mothers very early postpartum,”…
Study looks at how memories are selectively retrieved in the brain
From the California Institute of Technology press release: Most of us know that feeling of trying to retrieve a memory that does not come right away. You might be watching a romantic comedy featuring that…
Study suggests the human brain avoids taking unnecessary effort
From the University of Helsinki press release: By analysing brain activity, researchers found that the brain regulates its resource use and tries to identify the most essential information. A recently completed study indicates that the…
Study suggests memory is a game of all or nothing
From the University of York press release: You emerge from the supermarket, struggling under the weight of the extra wine and chocolate biscuits you’ve bought to get through lockdown, and then… you draw a total…
Researchers identify brain areas where face and scene recognition occur
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston press release: Using “sub-millimeter” brain implants, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), have been able to determine which parts…
Study suggests our ability to focus may falter after eating one meal high in saturated fat
From the Ohio State University press release: Fatty food may feel like a friend during these troubled times, but new research suggests that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can hinder our ability…
Study suggests early-life education may improve memory in old age
From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release: Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a study by investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center, published in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology,…
Study looks at how brain links events to form memory
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: A woman walking down the street hears a bang. Several moments later she discovers her boyfriend, who had been walking ahead of her, has been shot.…