memory
SuperAger brains yield new clues to their remarkable memories
Posted in Medicine on 6th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
SuperAgers, aged 80 and above, with memories as sharp as those of healthy persons decades younger, have different looking brains than those of normal older people.
New study finds that closing your eyes boosts memory recall
Posted in Science on 18th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Further evidence to suggest that eyewitnesses to crimes remember more accurate details when they close their eyes.
It might be possible to restore lost memories
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
New UCLA research indicates that lost memories can be restored, offering hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimers disease.
Saving information on a computer boosts human memory resources for new information
Posted in Science on 13th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
The simple act of saving something, such as a file on a computer, may improve our memory for the information we encounter next.
How to increase (or decrease) brain activity and memory
Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Is it possible to rapidly increase (or decrease) the amount of information the brain can store?