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Neuroscientists use light to restore lost memories in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease often experience a declining ability to recognize and remember smells.
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Scientists just identified sequentially operating molecular 'timers' that decide what the brain stores as a memory and what it lets slip away
Every day, your brain is flooded with experiences, yet only a fraction survive past the next morning. A new study published in Nature in May 2026 now reveals why: a chain of molecular timers, each ...
It has been known for nearly 20 years that slow, synchronous electrical waves in the brain during deep sleep support the formation of memories. Why that is, was previously unknown. How do permanent ...
The CDC reports that more than 16 million people are living with Cognitive Impairment. The CDC (2017) defines Cognitive impairment as difficulty with remembering, learning new things, concentrating, ...
Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory. It helps you remember the time, place, and details surrounding a specific event or experience in your life. For example, remembering what you had for ...
Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...
Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...
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