memory
Sleep 'prioritizes memories we care about'
Posted in Medicine on 11th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
A study has found that during sleep, the experiences you care about are more likely to enter your long-term memory.
Middle-age-plus memory decline may just be a matter of changing focus
Posted in Medicine on 18th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Memory issues may be changes in brain focus during memory formation and retrieval, rather than a decline in brain function.
Dreaming brain rhythms lock in memories
Posted in Medicine on 13th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
REM sleep is the phase during which, at least in humans, dreams take place; The question of whether it is important for settling new memories has been difficult to answer.
Neurons involved in working memory fire in bursts, not continuously
Posted in Science on 24th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
By having these different bursts coming at different moments in time, you can keep different items in memory separate from one another.
Obesity linked to 'worse memory'
Posted in Medicine on 27th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Tests on 50 people showed being overweight was linked to worse "episodic memory" or the ability to remember past experiences.