News articles tagged with 'memory' (Page 2)
Syracuse University research team shapes cell behaviour research
— 11 Mar 2011 15:37 | BiologyA team led by James Henderson, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) and researcher…
Physicists measure current-induced torque in nonvolatile magnetic memory devices
— 10 Mar 2011 18:45 | TechnologyTomorrow's nonvolatile memory devices - computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered - will profoundly change electronics, and Cornell University researchers…
New study proves the brain has 3 layers of working memory
— 10 Mar 2011 18:26 | TechnologyResearchers from Rice University and Georgia Institute of Technology have found support for the theory that the brain has three concentric layers of working memory where it stores readily…
Epilepsy-linked memory loss worries more patients than doctors
— 9 Mar 2011 19:02 | HealthPatients with epilepsy worry more than their physicians do about the patients' potential memory loss accompanying their seizure disorder, according to a recent study…
As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn
— 9 Mar 2011 18:29 | HealthScientists have long puzzled over the many hours we spend in light, dreamless slumber. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests we're busy recharging our…
Enzyme enhances, erases long-term memories in rats
— 5 Mar 2011 13:48 | HealthEven long after it is formed, a memory in rats can be enhanced or erased by increasing or decreasing the activity of a brain enzyme, say researchers supported, in part, by the National…
Star-shaped brain cells feed long-term memory
— 4 Mar 2011 15:33 | HealthStar-shaped cells in our brains called astrocytes were once considered little more than structures to fill the gaps between all-important neurones. But more recent evidence has emerged…
Human stem cells transformed into key neurones lost in Alzheimer's
— 4 Mar 2011 15:09 | HealthNorthwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neurone that dies early in Alzheimer's disease and is a major…
Researchers find new mechanism behind the formation and maintenance of long-term memories
— 4 Mar 2011 13:26 | HealthResearchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that lactate, a type of energy fuel in the brain, plays a critical role in the formation of long-term memory. These findings…
Speaking foreign languages may help protect your memory
— 23 Feb 2011 17:07 | HealthPeople who speak more than two languages may lower their risk of developing memory problems, according a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's…