From the University of California – Davis press release: We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar with a particular task, like cooking for example, learning a…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Increased frontal brain activity in healthy older adults reflects reduced efficiency rather than a way to maintain cognitive function, finds a study of two human samples published in JNeurosci.…
From the University of Warwick press release: Sugar improves memory in older adults — and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks at full capacity — according to new research by the University of…
From the City University London press release: Researchers have conducted one of the largest surveys of people’s first memories, finding that nearly 40 per cent of people had a first memory which is fictional. Current…
From the McGill University press release: If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it’s a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That’s because a recent study in NeuroImage demonstrates…
From the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health press release: Students who lived in dormitories without air conditioning (AC) during a heat wave performed worse on a series of cognitive tests compared with students…
From the Penn State press release: There may be some truth to the saying “getting up on the wrong side of the bed,” according to Penn State researchers who say starting your morning by focusing…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: The ability to obtain new memories in adulthood may depend on neurogenesis — the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus — to clear out old memories that…
From the American Physiological Society press release: Forgetting names, skills or information learned in class is often thought of as purely negative. However unintuitive it may seem, research suggests that forgetting plays a positive role…
From the Southern Methodist University press release: Concern is growing about the danger of sports-related concussions and their long-term impact on athletes. But physicians and healthcare providers acknowledge that the science is evolving, leaving questions…