Tag: memory

Repeating non-verbs as well as verbs can boost the syntactic priming effect

From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: According to Glasgow and HSE/Northumbria researchers, repetition of non-verbs as well as verbs can boost the effect of syntactic priming,… Read more »

Negative sounds emphasized in burned-out brains

From the University of Helsinki press release: Approximately every fourth working aged Finn experiences symptoms of burnout that include exhaustion, cynicism and reduced professional efficacy and often also difficulties in concentration… Read more »

Turning down the brain to erase fearful memories

From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Erasing unwanted memories is still the stuff of science fiction, but Weizmann Institute scientists have now managed to erase one type of memory… Read more »

Study suggests eyewitness confidence may predict accuracy of identifications

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many individuals have been falsely accused of a crime based, at least in part, on confident eyewitness identifications, a fact that has… Read more »

Detecting Alzheimer’s disease earlier using … Greebles?

From the University of Louisville press release: Unique graphic characters called Greebles may prove to be valuable tools in detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms become apparent. In… Read more »