From the Picower Institute at MIT press release: If you open your office door one morning and there is a new package waiting on your desk, that’s what you will notice most in the otherwise…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Scientists studying the complex relationship between aging and memory have found that in a controlled experiment, people can remember the details about past events with a surprising…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Older women who live in locations with higher levels of air pollution may have more brain shrinkage, the kind seen in Alzheimer’s disease, than women who live…
From the University of New South Wales press release: While in Paris in the 1990s, Georgie briefly watched a professional photographer taking pictures of kids playing in a small park near Les Halles and thought…
From the Harvard Medical School press release: At a glance: Study in mice reveals how memory neurons reorganize after new experiences Researchers identify genes neurons use to rewire inputs received from other neurons This allows…
From the Picower Institute at MIT press release: The attentional control that organisms need to succeed in their goals comes from two abilities: the focus to ignore distractions and the discipline to curb impulses. A…
From the Elsevier press release: Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory. Now a new study shows that getting only half a night’s sleep…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We may wish some memories could last a lifetime, but many physical and emotional factors can negatively impact our ability to retain information throughout life. A new…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Older adults with severe apathy, or lack of interest in usual activities, may have a greater chance of developing dementia than people with few symptoms of apathy,…
From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München press release: We employ our cognitive skills daily to assimilate and process information. A new empirical study shows that we do better at this task than those born a century ago.…