From the Tulane University media release: Experiencing a frightening event is likely something you’ll never forget. But why does it stay with you when other kinds of occurrences become increasingly… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When someone is suspected of criminal activity, one of the most important questions they are asked is if they have a credible… Read more »
From the Picower Institute at MIT press release: The urgency to remember a dangerous experience requires the brain to make a series of potentially dangerous moves: Neurons and other brain… Read more »
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: As we age, our brains typically undergo a slow process of atrophy, causing less robust communication between various brain regions, which leads to… Read more »
From the University of Exeter press release: New research has revealed that people with the ability to visualise vividly have a stronger connection between their visual network and the regions… Read more »
From the University of Queensland press release: Saturated fatty acid levels unexpectedly rise in the brain during memory formation, according to research, opening a new avenue of investigation into how… Read more »
From the University of California – Davis press release: If you have watched TV since the 1990s, the sitcom theme song, “I’ll Be There for You,” has likely been stuck… Read more »
From the Rockefeller University press release: Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when… Read more »
From the University of Birmingham press release: What information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These questions have led to many scientific theories over… Read more »
From the University of Birmingham press release: While we sleep, the brain produces particular activation patterns. When two of these patterns — slow oscillations and sleep spindles — gear into… Read more »
