Category: Memory
- Researchers Observe New Complexity of Traveling Brain Waves in Memory Circuits ()
Summary: A new micro-grid recording device allowed researchers to measure hippocampal activity in epileptic patients. They found brain waves travel back and forth across the brain structure, integrating messages from different areas of the brain. https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-hippocampal-activity-18424/ Source: UCSF Researchers at UC San Francisco have observed a new feature of neural activity in the hippocampus – […]
- Trigger Warnings Can Worsen Traumatic Memories ()
Summary: Trigger warnings shown before TV shows may have the opposite effect than is intended. Researchers found trigger warnings may prolong negative characteristics associated with bad memories. They also do not increase a person’s use of coping strategies. Source: Flinders University Trauma memories can suddenly return when survivors are exposed to material that reminds them […]
- Study Reveals Where Memories of Familiar Places Are Stored in the Brain ()
Summary: Researchers have identified three areas of the posterior cerebral cortex that bridge the brain’s perception and memory systems. Source: Dartmouth College As we move through the world, what we see is seamlessly integrated with our memory of the broader spatial environment. How does the brain accomplish this feat? A new study from Dartmouth College […]
- Let’s become the memory/memories experts! ()
Let’s become the memory/memories experts!
- Same Drug Can Have Opposite Effects on Memory Depending on Sex ()
Summary: Osanetant, a drug that inhibits the Tac2 pathway, has opposite effects on the recall of traumatic events in male and female mice. Source: UAB Barelona A research team from the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) has shown that drug-based inhibition of the Tac2 neuronal circuit, a network involved in […]
- A memory without a brain ()
Having a memory of past events enables us to take smarter decisions about the future. Researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now identified how the slime mold Physarum polycephalum saves memories — although it has no nervous system. The ability to store and […]
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic ()
A mnemonic (/nəˈmɒnɪk/,[1] the first “m” is not pronounced) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering) in the human memory. Mnemonics make use of elaborative encoding, retrieval cues, and imagery as specific tools to encode any given information in a way that allows for efficient storage and […]
- False Memories Can Be Reversed ()
Researchers have developed new techniques that can correct false memory recollections without damaging true autobiographical memories. Source: University of Portsmouth Rich false memories of autobiographical events can be planted – and then reversed, a new paper has found. The study highlights – for the first time – techniques that can correct false recollections without damaging […]
- Key Genes in the Brain Involved in Encoding Memories Identified ()
Study identified 300 “hub genes” that appear to control separate gene networks in brain tissue samples. The SAMD3 gene appears to be a master regulator to control the activity of many of the gene hubs and the genes the hubs control. https://neurosciencenews.com/gene-hub-memories-18016/
- A New Theory for How Memories Are Stored in the Brain ()
A new theory of memory visualizes the brain as an organic super-computer that runs complex binary code with neurons acting like mechanical computers. The theory is based on the discovery of the protein molecule, talin, which contains switch-like domains that change shape in response to pressure in mechanical force by a cell. https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-storage-theory-17914/
- Memory May Not Serve Completely Correct ()
Summary: People occasionally correctly recall information in the presence of strong semantic clues without previously storing the information to memory. Source: Florida Tech Britannica defines memory as “the encoding, storage and retrieval in the human mind of past experiences.” A new study involving a Florida Tech researcher may upend that classic characterization: It shows people […]