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 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 brain storage capacity is dynamic and varies by region
From the Salk Institute press release: Those of us who can’t resist tourist tchotchkes are big fans of suitcases with an expandable compartment. Now, it turns out the brain’s capacity for storing new memories is…
Study suggests manageable levels of anxiety can help your memory
From the University of Waterloo press release: Anxiety can help people to remember things, a study from the University of Waterloo has found. The study of 80 undergraduate students found that manageable levels of anxiety…
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…
Study suggests eyes play a role in keeping an image in one’s memory
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Even though you are not aware of it, your eyes play a role in searing an image into your brain, long after you have stopped looking…