Study shows that memories pass through many transformation stages as they are encoded
Memory, the human ability to recall things that happened in the past, is one of the topics most widely investigated …
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Reactivating memories during sleep improves motor skills
Practice makes perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill can be enhanced if you can …
A new theory for how memories are stored in the brain
Research from the University of Kent has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for …
Computational model reveals how the brain manages short-term memories
If you’ve ever forgotten something mere seconds after it was at the forefront of your mind—the name of a dish …
Woman thinks she’s been kidnapped after stroke wipes 20 years of memories
Stevie Carver was having a bad day. It was the second shift of a new job and her car wouldn’t …
Lack of environmental light may prevent creation of long-term memories
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that Drosophila flies lose long-term memory (LTM) of a traumatic event when kept …
Memories form ‘barrier’ to letting go of objects for people who hoard
New research conducted at the University of Bath has demonstrated important differences in how people with and without hoarding problems …