How an Internet Overload Could Lead to Digital Dementia
Emily Joyce was at a yoga retreat when she realised her memory was not what it used to be. “I was with a group of friends and we were trying to remember the name of a restaurant,” says Joyce. “None of...
View ArticleWhy Your Brain on Stress Fails to Learn Properly
It’s the end of the term and you’re ready to face the big final exam you’ve been studying all month for. You’ve went to every lecture, read every chapter, and memorized every formula and key term there...
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Sleep Loss Makes Memories Less Accessible in Stressful Situations
galleryhip It is known that sleep facilitates the formation of long-term memory in humans. In a new study, researchers from Uppsala University now show that sleep does not only help form long-term...
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Sleep Makes Our Memories More Accessible, Study Shows
galleryhip Sleeping not only protects memories from being forgotten, it also makes them easier to access, according to new research from the University of Exeter and the Basque Centre for Cognition,...
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The More We Learn about Memory, the Weirder It Gets
imgarcade.com For much of the history of brain science, the word “engram” has been a bit of a catch-all term, referring to the hypothetical physical incarnation of memory. If this turned out to be a...
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Sleep And Technology: 10 Golden Rules
Pixabay As many young adults now own a smartphone or tablet, there is a wealth of information at their fingertips and a limitless supply of social media messages, games, music and TV intruding into the...
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Want To ‘Train Your Brain’? Forget Apps, Learn A Musical Instrument
Pixabay Images While brain training games and apps may not live up to their hype, it is well established that certain other activities and lifestyle choices can have neurological benefits that promote...
View ArticleIs There Such A Thing As An Emotional Hangover?
Emotional experiences can induce physiological and internal brain states that persist for long periods of time after the emotional events have ended, a team of New York University scientists has found....
View Article6 Easy Steps On How To Improve Your Memory
Remember a world before smart phones, when you actually knew dozens of numbers off by heart and would physically dial them into a handset to make a phone call? Chances are you now outsource that...
View Article8 Working Memory Boosters for Kids
Does your child have a hard time keeping one bit of information in mind while he’s doing something else? For example, if he’s helping make spaghetti and the phone rings, does he forget he needs to go...
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