In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers found that the recruitment of neurons to memory circuits is preceded by a cascade of molecular events induced during learning, which ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the brain's consolidation of memories. Dr Isaac Akefe from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute has ...

Learn how the brain’s replay system helps us consolidate memories — and what goes wrong when Alzheimer’s disease interferes with the process. Glitches in the brain’s “replay” process may be behind the ...

When Michelle D. Miller leads faculty workshops, she often does what she calls a “party trick” that she uses on the first day of class with her students: learning everyone’s names. As professors have ...

Here’s some food for thought. The brain requires a steady supply of nutrients, antioxidants and healthy fats to perform well. Foods like fatty fish, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds ...

"Hi, my name is John." "Nice to meet you...what was it again?" Ok, that might be an extreme example of forgetting, but it's not far from the truth; I've forgotten someone's name in a matter of seconds ...

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As mentioned in the introduction to this free short course on learning and memory, when I was in the 7th grade, I finally became motivated to be a better student than the D-student I was in the 4th ...