Memory Archives
Doctored Photos Can Alter Memories - November 26, 2007
Doctored photos can easily change viewers' recollections of significant historic events, shows a study of 299 subjects aged 19 to 84. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Padua in Italy showed study participants pictures of...Continue reading "Doctored Photos Can Alter Memories"
Small Talk Sharpens Memory - November 1, 2007
A University of Michigan study being published in the February 2008 issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin reveals merely talking for ten minutes to another person can improve both memory and test performance. Through two separate studies investigating...Continue reading "Small Talk Sharpens Memory"
PsychBriefs: September 23-29, 2007 - September 28, 2007
Could Alzheimer's Be "Type III" Diabetes? New research from Northwestern University researchers shows that Amyloid beta oglimers in the brain of Alzheimer's patients remove insulin receptors from nerve cells, rendering neurons insulin resistent, thereby disrupting learning and memory functions. [ABSTRACT]...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: September 23-29, 2007"
Study Finds The Blind Have Superior 'Serial Memory' - June 21, 2007
Remembering the order of things can be key to finding the right doorway, shirt or flavor of yogurt for someone who cannot see. A new study shows that this aspect of understanding and organizing the world may train the minds...Continue reading "Study Finds The Blind Have Superior 'Serial Memory'"
How Forgetting Helps Us Remember - June 6, 2007
Imagine if every time someone asked you for your address, you recalled that of your childhood home, college dorm, and your first apartment. Fortunately, all that usually comes to mind is the address of our current place of residence, but...Continue reading "How Forgetting Helps Us Remember"
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About Memory
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