Study examines pathways to spatial recognition
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute press release: When you are lost or disoriented, your brain uses cues from your surroundings — landmarks both near and far — to sort out where you are. The…
Study suggests music lessons improve children’s cognitive skills, academic performance
From the Frontiers press release: Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities — including language-based reasoning, short-term memory, planning and inhibition — which lead to improved academic performance. Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research…
Study suggests age-related memory issues may involve not just forgetting but also misremembering
From the Penn State press release: Older adults often complain about forgetting, but Penn State psychologists suggest that another problem may be misremembering. In a study, the researchers found that as people age, they may…
Study suggests compound in beets could help slow Alzheimer’s disease
From the American Chemical Society press release: A compound in beets that gives the vegetable its distinctive red color could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is…
Study looks at how brain differences shape decision-making
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Each day brings with it a host of decisions to be made, and each person approaches those decisions differently. A new study by University of Illinois…
New research into letter-spacing could help improve children’s reading
From the Binghamton University press release: Increased letter spacing helps individuals read faster, but not due to visual processing, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. “Generally speaking, our lab…
Study suggests older adults’ difficulties with focusing can be used to help put a face to a name
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name shortly after. Among older adults, this happens more often than not. Baycrest…
Study suggests the brain tidies up memories while we sleep
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release: During the hours of sleep the memory performs a cleaning shift. A study led by a Spanish scientist at the University of Cambridge…
Study suggests déjà vu and feelings of prediction are just feelings
From the Colorado State University press release: Most people can relate to the prickly, unsettling experience of déjà vu: When you’re in a new situation, but you feel like you’ve been there before. For some,…
Study suggests we call upon eyes when faced with memory overload
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: What happens when the information you try to remember becomes too much for the brain? Apparently we turn to our eyes for help, suggests a recently…