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December 5, 2023

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The World Needs More Empathy -- Here Is How Science Can Harness It

Dec. 1, 2023 — In a world grappling with deep-seated division and social upheaval, empathy has become more critical than ever. But science suggests when it comes to evoking empathy, our imagination is more powerful than we previously thought. A new study reveals ...

Distinct Brain Activity Triggered by Memories of Trauma

Nov. 30, 2023 — It is well known that people who have lived through traumatic events like sexual assault, domestic abuse, or violent combat can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including terrifying flashbacks, severe anxiety, and ...

Researchers Discover New Classes of RNA for Learning and Memory

Nov. 30, 2023 — Researchers have discovered a new way ribonucleic acid (RNA) impacts fear-related learning and memory. Researchers demonstrated that a noncoding RNA known as Gas5 coordinates the trafficking and clustering of RNA molecules inside the long processes ...

Pulling an All-Nighter? Don't Follow With an Important Decision

Nov. 29, 2023 — With little insight into the impact of a lack of sleep on risky decision-making at the neuroimaging level, researchers found a 24-hour period of sleep deprivation significantly impacted individuals' decision-making processes by dampening neural ...

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How Do We Learn? Neuroscientists Pinpoint How Memories Are Likely to Be Stored in the Brain

Nov. 21, 2023 — What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists ...

Why Emotions Stirred by Music Create Such Powerful Memories

Nov. 20, 2023 — Psychologists used music to manipulate emotions of volunteers and found the dynamics of their emotions molded otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events. The tug of war between integrating ...

Smaller Hippocampus Linked to Cognitive Decline

Nov. 16, 2023 — With the rise of new drugs that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, new ways are needed to determine whether memory loss and thinking ...

A Small Molecule Blocks Aversive Memory Formation, Providing a Potential Treatment Target for Depression

Nov. 16, 2023 — Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, but current anti-depressants have yet to meet the needs of many patients. ...

Reducing 'Vivid Imagery' That Fuels Addiction Cravings

Nov. 14, 2023 — New research shows promise in treating addiction cravings by combining eye movements and guided instructions to process memories. Researchers transformed dysfunctional memories stored in the brain ...

Validating the Role of Inhibitory Interneurons in Memory

Nov. 8, 2023 — To expand the understanding of memory, a research team has developed a technology called LCD-eGRASP (local circuit dual-eGRASP) that can label synapses of neural circuits within a specific brain ...

Research Team Discovers New Role of Cerebellum in Coordinating the Brain Network Essential for Social Recognition Memory

Nov. 6, 2023 — Researchers discovered the cerebellum coordinates the brain network essential for social recognition ...

Autism Brain States Hold the Key to Unlocking Childhood Memories, Findings Show

Nov. 8, 2023 — Neuroscientists have discovered a fascinating connection between the retention of early life memories and brain developmental trajectories associated ...

Stunting in Infancy Linked to Differences in Cognitive and Brain Function

Oct. 26, 2023 — New research shows that children who are too short for their age can suffer reduced cognitive ability from as early as six months old. Researchers compared the 'visual working memory' in children ...

New Study Reveals Role of Hippocampus in Two Functions of Memory

Oct. 23, 2023 — For the first time, a new study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory -- one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that ...

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Nostalgia and Memories After Ten Years of Social Media

Nov. 20, 2023 — As possibilities have changed and technology has advanced, memories and nostalgia are now a significant part of our use of social ...

Study Examines Role of Working Memory, Cognitive Functions in English Learners Learning to Write

Oct. 17, 2023 — A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Traumatic Memories Can Rewire the Brain

Oct. 12, 2023 — Researchers found that fear conditioning led to learning-specific changes in neuronal-network activity in the dorsal part of the medial prefrontal cortex of mice. This study demonstrates the use of ...

New Study Finds Link Between Subjective and Objective Memory Decline

Oct. 11, 2023 — Among people who report memory and thinking problems, some show no signs of a problem on standard tests, while others have subtle declines on their tests. A new study shows that people who have ...

In Forming Long-Term Memories, Vascular Cells Are Crucial

Oct. 2, 2023 — A new study reveals the crucial role of vascular system cells -- known as pericytes -- in the formation of long-term memories of life events -- memories that are lost in diseases such as ...

Protein P53 Regulates Learning, Memory, Sociability in Mice

Sep. 28, 2023 — Researchers have established the protein p53 as critical for regulating sociability, repetitive behavior, and hippocampus-related learning and memory in mice, illuminating the relationship between ...

Saturated Fat May Interfere With Creating Memories in Aged Brain

Sep. 27, 2023 — New research hints at a few ways fatty foods affect cells in the brain, a finding that could help explain the link between a high-fat diet and impaired memory -- especially as we age. A new study in ...

Brain Signals for Good Memory Performance Revealed

Sep. 25, 2023 — People differ significantly in their memory performance. Researchers have now discovered that certain brain signals are related to these ...

Trigonelline Derived from Coffee Improves Cognitive Functions in Mice

Sep. 22, 2023 — Trigonelline is derived from coffee; researchers have found that it improves spatial learning and memory in senescence-accelerated mice. The study also suggested that this effect results from ...

Potential New Approach to PTSD Treatment

Sep. 13, 2023 — A research study has found that cerebellar inhibitory interneurons are essential for fear memory, a type of emotional memory formation. Inhibitory interneurons within the cerebellar circuitry act as ...

Antidepressants May Reduce Negative Memories While Improving Overall Memory

Sep. 11, 2023 — New research finds that antidepressants may actually reduce negative memories in individuals suffering from depression while improving overall memory ...

The Sense of Order Distinguishes Humans from Other Animals

Sep. 6, 2023 — Remembering the order of information is central for a person when participating in conversations, planning everyday life, or undergoing an education. A new study shows that this ability is probably ...

Discoveries on Memory Mechanisms Could Unlock New Therapies for Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases

Aug. 30, 2023 — Scientists have made a 'paradigm shifting' discovery on the mechanisms required for learning and memory that could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer's disease and potentially Down ...

A Fitness Tracker for Brain Health: How a Headband Can Identify Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease in Your Sleep

Aug. 23, 2023 — Researchers make progress in developing a digital biomarker that detects early signs of Alzheimer's disease in brainwave patterns using a simple 'wearable' headband at ...

Which Is Easier to Remember, Symbols or Words?

Aug. 22, 2023 — Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research. The new study aimed to investigate how well symbols are remembered compared to words with the same ...

Neuroscientists Successfully Test Theory That Forgetting Is Actually a Form of Learning

Aug. 17, 2023 — Neuroscientists report the first results from experimental tests designed to explore the idea that 'forgetting' might not be a bad thing, and that it may represent a form of learning -- and ...

More Than Meets the Eye: New Research Shows How the Visual System Contributes to Memory

Aug. 17, 2023 — A team of researchers has demonstrated that the key to understanding working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory, but also why. This is the 'working' part of working ...

Certain Sugars Affect Brain 'Plasticity,' Helping With Learning, Memory, Recovery

Aug. 16, 2023 — Can you recognize an old friend, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our brains constantly rearrange their circuitry to retain information, but the molecular basis behind this process ...

Digital Puzzle Games Could Be Good for Memory in Older Adults

Aug. 14, 2023 — Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has ...

The Anatomy of Memory: New Mnemonic Networks Discovered in the Brain

Aug. 14, 2023 — Using a novel approach of precision neuroimaging and high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), neuroscientists and physicists have discovered previously unknown cortical networks ...

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