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Browsing: Memory
Memory refers to the brain’s ability to encode, store, and retrieve information, forming the foundation of learning, decision-making, and personal identity. It encompasses various types, including short-term, long-term, and working memory, each supported by distinct neural processes and brain regions. Scientists study memory to uncover how it develops, how it can be enhanced or impaired, and what happens in disorders like Alzheimer’s and PTSD. This page highlights cutting-edge research on the biology, psychology, and technology of memory, including breakthroughs in neuroscience, cognitive science, and memory-related therapies.
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model…
Research from MIT suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, revealing a…
New research from MIT reveals that memories are formed simultaneously in the hippocampus and the…
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified the region of the brain that holds objects in memory…
Neuroscientists from MIT have now identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where”…
By artificially reactivating happy memories that were formed before the onset of depression, MIT neuroscientists…
A new study from Columbia University Medical Center shows that dietary cocoa flavanols reverse age-related…
In a new study, chimpanzees outplay humans in a two-player game, suggesting that chimps may…
In a newly published study, scientists at the University of California show the ability to…
A newly published study from John Hopkins University shows that caffeine has a positive effect…
In a newly published study, neurobiologists demonstrate the ability to create specific memories by directly…
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have discovered that the brain uses the cortex for…
In a new study, neuroscientists plant false memories in the brains of mice, showing that…
A new study from Rice University details a 1-kilobit rewritable silicon oxide memory device with…
Neurologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have successfully shown that human embryonic stem cells, which…
New research from UC Berkeley suggests that sleep disruption in the elderly, mediated by structural…
The enzyme protein kinase M-ζ (PKM-ζ) was thought to be a fixture of long-term memory,…