A new study shows that balanced neural inhibition in the hippocampus is crucial for recognition memory, the ability to remember objects we’ve recently encountered.
A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for recognition memory. The findings could help provide better understanding of ...
In the arena of cognitive psychology, scientists typically devise laboratory tasks that have little to do with everyday life in order to test a theoretical model. Findings from such experiments help ...
“Approximately 15 percent of cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) might be prevented if effective interventions could be implemented to reduce sleep disorders.” That is the conclusion of a ...
He drew a distinction between the facts we learn and the experiences we remember, which he argued are part of what makes us human. By Clay Risen Endel Tulving, whose insights into the structure of ...
Scientists have discovered that your ability to perfectly recall the complete lyrics to childhood Christmas carols—including ...
The scientific study of both internal mental processes and observable behavior is known as psychology. It explains activities ...
Cancer related cognitive impairment in patients can stem from the cancer itself as well as the therapies used to treat it.
Your brain's capacity to strengthen and adapt doesn't decline the way we were taught, but how you use it matters enormously.