From the Colorado State University press release: For many, déjà vu is just a fleeting, eerie sensation that “I’ve been here before.” For others, it gets even eerier: In that moment of unsettling familiarity, they…
From the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science press release: An important aspect of human memory is our ability to conjure specific moments from the vast array of experiences that have occurred in…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: How well eight-year-olds score on a test of thinking skills may be a predictor of how they will perform on tests of thinking and memory skills when…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Specialized brain activation “replays” the possible routes that rats can take as they navigate a space, helping them keep track of the paths they’ve already taken…
From the Abo Akademi University press release: Researchers from Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and Umeå University, Sweden, have for the first time obtained clear evidence of the important role strategies have in memory training. Training…
From the Emory Health Sciences press release: Emory University researchers are giving us double the reasons to pay attention to our cardiovascular health — showing in a recently published study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease that…
From the King’s College London press release: New research from King’s College London and The Open University could help explain why memory in old age is much less flexible than in young adulthood. Through experiments…
From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Distinct patterns of electrical activity in the sleeping brain may influence whether we remember or forget what we learned the previous day, according to a…
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: Rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep is a fascinating period when most of our dreams are made. Now, in a study of mice, a…
From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: In a large study, German scientists have shown that physical fitness is associated with better brain structure and brain functioning in young adults. This opens the possibility…