Tag: Memory
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Why we remember — and forget. And what we can do about it
Authors Andrew Budson and Elizabeth Kensinger offer insights on how to keep both a healthy brain and a strong memory.
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Your memory may be better than you think
A new study suggests that people are also surprisingly good at knowing where and when they saw those certain objects.
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Buffeted by unending tides of grief
Namwali Serpell’s novel explores reality, memory, and race, class of broken family after the death of a child.
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Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s found well before diagnosis
A new study shows the impact of early amyloid-β and tau protein accumulation on disrupting brain connections important for memory. These disrupted connections were present even before signs of cognitive impairment were observed.
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Scrutinizing narratives behind nation’s monuments
History of Art and Architecture Professors Sarah Lewis and Joseph Koerner have joined forces for a new class called “Monuments,” which aims to prompt critical conversations about the public works of remembrance.
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Reminders from Hollywood on memory, amnesia, personality
Psychology, philosophy scholars mine psycho-thriller “Memento” for its lessons on function of recall, how it shapes who we are.
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Exploring why some remain sharp even as decades roll by
Harvard researchers study “super-aging” minds for clues to possible interventions for the rest of us.
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Making memories
A Harvard Medical School study in mice reveals how memory neurons reorganize after new experiences.
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The future of mind control
A new paper explores why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat brain disorders, control prosthetics, or even enhance cognitive abilities.
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Radcliffe scholar tracks squirrels in search of memory gains
Radcliffe Fellow Lucia Jacobs hopes to gain insights on human memory from her work with squirrels.
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Brain may be far more flexible than thought
New research from Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model of memory formation, suggesting that the brain may be far more flexible.
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Brain-training app creators join in the genetics game
The Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genome Project are collaborating with Lumos Labs, the makers of Lumosity, to investigate the relationship between genetics and memory, attention, and reaction speed.
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Changes in memory tied to menopausal status
By studying women ages 45 to 55, investigators at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that reproductive stage, not simply chronological age, may contribute to changes in memory and brain function.
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Smarter by the minute, sort of
New research from Harvard and MIT shows that different cognitive skills peak at different times in lifespan.
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Linking insulin to learning
Work led by Yun Zhang, associate professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, shows how the pathway of insulin and insulinlike peptides plays a critical role in helping to regulate learning and memory.
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Making sense of memory
It happens to all of us: We think we learned of the Sept. 11 attacks from a radio report, when, in fact, the news came from a co-worker; we’re sure the robber running from the bank was tall, when actually he was short; we remember waking up at 7 yesterday, when 8 is closer to…
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A child’s memory in military time
Harvard specialists discussed research on memory development during a seminar aimed at helping military families talk to their children about deployments and homecomings.
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‘Turn down the volume’
The positive effects of mindfulness meditation on pain and working memory may result from an improved ability to regulate a crucial brain wave called the alpha rhythm. This rhythm is thought to “turn down the volume” on distracting information, which suggests that a key value of meditation may be helping the brain deal with an…
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Building a better brain
New book chronicles how the mind works and how we can influence that to help ourselves succeed.
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Casablanca: Movies and Memory
Conley translates this French anthropologist’s spellbinding narrative on his love affair with film and how our memories closely connect to the cinematic. Here’s lookin’ at you, kids.
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Finding the start of Alzheimer’s disease
Faces are hard to remember. Even harder are the names that go with them. It’s one of the most common problems people face as they get older.
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Study shows importance of sleep for optimal memory functioning
Harvard researchers have tracked fatigue’s footsteps on the human brain, showing that sleeplessness impairs the ability to learn new information and that abnormal brain function, not reduced alertness, is the cause.