Why Can’t We Remember Our Lives as Babies? Our Earliest Memories May Still be There
New research suggests infants can form memories far earlier than previously thought, but where do they go?
Tag: memory
Scientists uncover how quality sleep may be key to learning a new language
If you needed another reason to get a good night's sleep — here it is.
Elephants remember their human keepers after more than a decade
They say an elephant never forgets, and according to this new study, that's not far from the truth.
Older adults who play digital puzzle games may have memory on par with 20-year-olds
Researchers find that strategic elements in gaming might contribute to improved memory and attention among young players.
Implicit Memory: What Is It And What Does It Do?
Implicit memory is why you never forget how to ride a bike or play the guitar.
Your first memory is probably older than you think
We tend to remember ourselves as older than we were during our earliest memories.
Gut bacteriophages associated with improved cognitive function and memory in both animals and humans
These viruses can alter our gut microbiome to improve brain function.
Where are memories stored in the brain? They may be hidding in the connections between your brain cells
Understanding where and how memories are formed could lead to more ways to treat conditions like PTSD and addiction.
Taking short breaks while practicing lets our brains review what we’re doing — and get better at it
That’s great, because I love breaks.
That ‘memory palace’ thing? It actually works, a new study finds
The method used on 'Sherlock' has actually been used since Roman times, with great success.
Our brains tend to judge whole experiences by how they ended, which can lead to poor decisions in the future
We’re not always rational actors.
The Mandela effect: how groups of people can all remember the wrong thing
Although popularized by a "paranormal consultant", the effect is real.
Western junk-food diet can slow down your brain and make you eat even more junk
Just one week of switching to a diet of burgers, waffles, milkshakes, and sugary cereals can be enough to trigger ...
We create ‘fake news’ when facts don’t match our biases
Don't believe everything you think
Is photographic memory real? Not quite, but there’s something that comes close
Our memory doesn't work like a camera. But even though there's no such thing as photographic memory there are some ...
Our brains can actively forget during REM sleep — and that’s why you don’t remember dreams
They say follow your dreams but I can't even remember them.
The hunger hormone is involved in episodic memory in rats, new research finds
Rats with artificially-reduced ghrelin signaling showed impaired performance in an episodic memory task.
Ignoring distractions or temptation is harder when you’re tired, stressed, or trying to remember something
The best course of action in such situations is simply to avoid places that could make you 'sin'.
Unpleasant smells make for more powerful memories, a new study finds
Breathe in deep!
Taking short breaks to reinforce memories is key to learning new skills or re-learning old ones
The secret to success is to take a short break, often.
The hippocampus is the curator of our memories, new study suggests
The brain has an auto-complete feature for your memories. The hippocampus handles it.
Researchers identify clump of neurons that block, or allow, frightful memories into our minds
Fear is the mind killer.
A new study estimates English only takes about 1.5 megabytes of your brainspace
That's about the same size as.... 3 high-resolution memes or one-tenth of a second of video in 1080p.
Forgetting takes more effort than remembering
You can intentionally forget memories but it does take some work.
The brain replays memories as you sleep to make sure you don’t lose them
This is something worth remembering. So, maybe, sleep on it a bit?
People can recognize an average of 5,000 faces, a new study reports
Some more, some less.
Stress ruins memory, but you can outrun this effect
Stress and memory don't mix very well.
Brain “ripples” experience into memories when you sleep, study shows
Sleep seems to be a keystone of memory formation and retention.
Meaning is better than repetition when you’re trying to memorize
Try it for finals.
People with good memory get bored faster
The reason is pretty simple.
New method developed to encode huge quantity of data in diamonds
Data is a girl's best friend.
Scientists may have witnessed how memories form in real time — a first
A new study offers insight into how neurons work together to make us remember stuff.
Relying too much on the Internet for fact finding could hurt your brain
Just like anything else, it needs constant exercise to stay in shape.
Getting blackout drunk: how alcohol can leave you with no memory of the night before
Blacking out from alcohol is a bit more complicated than you might think.
Got an exam coming up? Better start sketching
A new study found that drawing information you need to remember is a very efficient way to enhance your memory. ...
IBM ups storage for next-gen memories hundreds of times faster than your SSD
A team from IBM Research dramatically increased the storage capacity of an alternative memory structure called phase-change memory (PCM) to ...
People pick up and use discarded USB drives they find almost half the time
Portable data storage, such as USB drives, might not be quite as useful or sought after as they once were ...
Study hints at a form of bacterial collective memory
A new study found that whole populations of bacteria retain their tolerance to stressors for a much longer duration than ...
Eating sweets with every meal may help your memory
Scientists at the Georgia State University, Georgia Regents University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center found that the brain uses ...
First ever optical chip to permanently store data developed
Material scientists at Oxford University, collaborating with experts from Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter, have developed the world's first light-based memory ...
How your brain puts the “where” and “when” in memories
Each memory relies on three critical elements, those being the "what," "where" and "when" building blocks. Neuroscientists from MIT have ...
Your memories last as long the neural connections: a long-standing theory now confirmed
Neuroscientists have long posited that memories last as long as the connections in the brain, but putting this theory to ...
Bees have false memories too – this might help explain how our own form
Memories aren't infallible - even for those with photographic memory - so, more often than not, they'll seem fuzzy. And ...
Long-term memory isn’t stored in synapses, meaning it could be restored even when struck by Alzheimer’s
For a while, the general consensus was that long term memories are stored in synapses. A new UCLA research topples ...
How the brain transforms bad experiences into long-lasting and unpleasant memories
Really bad experiences, like going through a particularly stressful or frighting situation, are a lot easier to remember than the things ...
Nutrients in chocolate improve memory in seniors
Scientists have found that cocoa flavanols, substances found in chocolate, and to a lesser extent in blueberries, red wine, parsley and ...
Long-term shift work Deteriorates the Brain
Long term shift work has a permanent negative effect on the brain damaging cognitive ability and memory, a new study has ...
Making Mistakes while Learning facilitates Memory
Topping conventional thinking, a new study found that making mistakes while learning can benefit memory, but only when the wrong ...
Mothers teach babies fear through smell
Babies can learn what to fear from the first days of life simply by smelling their distressed mothers, a new ...
Scientists erase memory (and then reactivate it) in rats
Researchers have erased and then reactivated memories in rats, profoundly impacting the animals' reaction to past events. This is the ...
