Scientists have directly identified the cluster of neurons in the brain responsible for recalling long-term memories of traumatic experiences, helping answer the question of whether therapy suppresses fear-based memories or if it actually rewrites those memories.
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Biologists at UCLA have effectively transferred a memory from a trained snail into the mind of an untrained one. The experiment could eventually lead to new treatments for restoring memory in Alzheimer’s patients or to reduce traumatic memories.
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A DARPA-funded study has raised the possibility of memory-enhancing brain prostheses. Patients who already had brain implants as part of epilepsy treatment and essentially had their memory played back to them experienced marked improvements to both short- and long-term memory.
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Déjà vu is an eerie feeling, and it's weirder when it’s coupled with the feeling that a person can predict what’s about to happen. To investigate, cognitive psychologist Anne Cleary has developed a technique to induce déjà vu, and test whether it really helps people predict the immediate future.
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Two new studies are showing evidence that electrical stimulation to a specific area of the brain can significantly enhance memory and learning. The research suggests a possible future where implantable neural stimulation systems could help improve a person's memory.
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A new study is throwing further weight behind the phenomenon known as "baby brain," where pregnant women report an absent-mindedness and decline in memory. The study is claimed to confirm once and for all that baby brain is indeed a genuine ailment.
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Most of us tend to accept that as we get older we will slowly become more and more forgetful. But why does this happen, and can it be stopped? A new study from UC Berkeley has uncovered a mechanism explaining age-related memory loss, and it all has to do with sleep.
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As if you really needed it, here's another reason to get more exercise: it improves your memory. That's the finding of a study recently conducted by McMaster University. And although the research involved healthy young adults, it could have big implications for older people.
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A new technique from Columbia University recruits bacterial spies to see what’s going on in our bodies. It's essentially “bugging” a bug, with bacteria engineered to record what they interact with on their journey through the gastrointestinal tract, and even timestamp when those events occurred.
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Researchers at Caltech have developed a computer chip that can store quantum information in the form of light, at the nanoscale. The breakthrough is the latest step towards quantum computers and networks, which would allow information to be processed and transmitted faster and with smaller devices.
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