Our tendency to forget names, passwords, and skills is a source of endless frustration. However, this forgetfulness might actually be crucial for optimal brain function.
Why forgetting might actually be a good thing
Like it was yesterday
What if you could remember every day of your life?
Neuro MythBusters: The truth behind 10 common myths about your brain
Several myths about the brain are so popular that you might not realize they’re false. We’ll break down what these myths claim, where they came from, and whether there’s any truth behind them.
ChatGPT versus the brain: A nerve-wracking matchup
ChatGPT is able to write entire essays and explain rocket science while speaking in Shakespearean English. But does it have enough to take the world intelligence title from the human brain?
10 Big Unanswered Questions in Neuroscience (Part One)
Now that we’ve peered into distant galaxies and put a man on the moon, the true final frontier may be our very own brains!
First steps toward a new approach to overcoming memory loss
Losing your memory can be devastating, but a promising new study is paving the way toward a new approach to treating memory loss.
Meet Glutamate
The neurotransmitter and its receptors are even more exciting than you think!
Memories of mealtime: how our memory influences how much we eat
Feeling hungry all the time? Your memory may be to blame!
What COVID-19 has to tell us about Alzheimer’s Disease
Recent developments in our understanding of how COVID-19 affects the brain have led scientists to revisit an old idea that Alzheimer’s could be virally induced.
Blood, sweat, and clusterin
New insights into the link between exercise and improved cognition
What do you see in your mind?
Some people lack the ability to visualize in their minds. What makes their brain different?
Familiar Faces
How does the brain determine if someone is a friend or a stranger?
Why getting better at baseball might require just a little sleep
A new study found that activating memories through learning-associated sound cues during sleep improved the performance of a motor task
Image memorability: A shared tendency to remember certain things we see
What makes some images easier to remember than others?
Memory Suppression Genes – Team Forgetful
Part of the answer to “why can’t I remember where I put it ?!?!”
Alzheimer’s disease: What’s causing some of our neurons to die?
A recent study suggests that an Alzheimer’s disease-related protein could explain why specific neurons die first.
Can we prevent memory loss?
Scientists may have found a way to prevent age-related memory loss.
Brain Fog and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Brain fog is a common symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but what causes altered brain function, and could this be happening in patients infected with COVID-19?
Dissociative amnesia?
Scientists find neurological signatures of dissociation
Brain Maps
Special cells in the brain help you navigate your world
Forgetting, remembering, and stress
How is memory affected by stress? It all comes down to timing.
What can cause our brains to forget?
Recent research suggests microglia, the immune cells in your brain, are responsible for forgetting memories.
The Sound of Music Therapy: Harmony between the Brain and its Memories
How can scientists and health professionals harness the power of music for more than just dancing?
Insulating your memories
Neuronal insulation provided by myelin is important for a type of memory formation
Making Memories
How do we form memories, and why does this process break down in autoimmune encephalitis?
Infantile amnesia: Why can’t we remember early childhood?
The rapid development of the hippocampus in childhood may explain why it’s nearly impossible to recall memories from our early years.
The scent of memory
Smells can trigger powerful emotional memories
Manipulating Memories
As we learn more about how memories are formed and stored in the brain, researchers are now discovering the many ways in which memories can be altered on a neuronal level.
Time flies when you’re having fun
How does the brain perceive time?
Brain boosts – how much do brain training games really work?
Is there true evidence to back up any of the incredible claims made by brain training games?
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