Memory/Cognitive Processes

HSE University researchers have confirmed that the level of phonological processing skills in children can impact their ability to master reading. Complex phonological tests are best suited to detect phonological impairment. The study was…

Credit: RUB, Marquard How do birds make decisions and which brain regions are particularly active when they solve tasks? Researchers from the Department of Biopsychology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) are investigating these…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020—Intracranial abnormalities on CT scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be predicted by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in…

Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmittersCredit: UC Regents Sacramento, CA-- In 2018, Lin Tian and her team at UC Davis Health developed dLight1, a single fluorescent…

Mainz University involved in a study in around 4,600 participants from 30 nations on the association between colors and emotions People all over the world associate colors with emotions. In fact, people from different parts of the world…

Credit: RIKEN Researchers led by Takeo Yoshikawa at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered a biomarker that can detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in preschool-aged children. Published in Brain…

Just a single exercise workout has positive effects on learning and memory in young adults, according to a recent review of published studies. The review, which is published in Translational Sports Medicine, included 13 relevant…

Credit: Matt Udakis In years to come, our personal memories of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be etched in our minds with precision and clarity, distinct from other memories of 2020. The process which makes this possible has…

Credit: Miller Lab/The Picower Institute at MIT To produce your thoughts and actions, your brain processes information in a hierarchy of regions along its surface, or cortex, ranging from "lower" areas that do basic parsing of…

Unequal compensation reduces people's motivation to work, even among those who stand to benefit from unfair advantages, finds a new UCL-led study. The researchers found that large disparities in rewards offered for the same task reduce…

EPFL scientists propose that periods of unconscious processing--during which the brain integrates information--precede brief moments of consciousness When we watch a movie or hear an orchestra playing, it seems that we perceive images and…

The competitive grant has been attributed to neuroscientist Giulio Bernardi for setting up its own lab and research group for innovative studies on the sleeping brain. A researcher at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Giulio…

Team of international researchers finds minimal emotional impact among people with progressive multiple sclerosis during pandemic lockdowns in 6 countriesCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 2, 2020. Researchers…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University When the brain isn't getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell type called astrocytes to step up their…

Study shows cerebellum is key to 'go-no go' decision process AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 31, 2020) - A little understood region of the cerebellum plays a critical role in making split-second `go-no go' decisions, according to a new study from…

Findings could enhance interview procedures and protocols and help everyday memoryCredit: Jessica M. Karanian.Fairfield University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (August 31, 2020)--Warning witnesses about the threat of…

Can we tap into the vast amount of nonconscious information continually represented in our brain? We are conscious beings, yet most of the activity in our brains remains nonconscious. Can we harness this hidden pool of information?…

Credit: © Lutz Leitmann If and how babies recall what they have learned depends on their mood: what they've learned when feeling calm is inaccessible when they're acitive and vice versa. This was shown in a study conducted by…

UC Riverside-led study evaluated individual differences in DNA methylation across 10 years in two Scandinavian samples of same-sex aging twinsCredit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How we adapt to aging late in life may be…

University of Cincinnati colleges collaborate to develop app that studies whether music therapy can improve the brain from effects of cancer treatmentCredit: Joe Fuqua/UC Creative + Brand. Music as medicine has become a more…