memory Archive
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![Henry Molaison has the dubious honour of being the most famous amnesic ever. As a psychology student I know him by his initials, H.M. and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/H.M.amnesic-colored_blue-115x115.jpg "Henry Molaison’s unforgettable contribution to neuroscience")
Henry Molaison’s unforgettable contribution to neuroscience
Posted on October 25, 2013 | No CommentsHenry Molaison has the dubious honour of being the most famous amnesic ever. As a psychology student I know him by his initials, H.M. and […] -
![Researchers from UCLA and Sydney’s Garvan Institute for Medical Research found that regions of the prefrontal cortex compensate for lost abilities after damage to the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Brain plasticity compensates for lost function after injury")
Brain plasticity compensates for lost function after injury
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers from UCLA and Sydney’s Garvan Institute for Medical Research found that regions of the prefrontal cortex compensate for lost abilities after damage to the […] -
![Where were you when you found out that the Twin Towers had been hit? You probably remember. Many people recall particularly shocking events in striking […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/false-memory-115x115.png "Man Not Machine: How False Memories Make Us Human")
Man Not Machine: How False Memories Make Us Human
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsWhere were you when you found out that the Twin Towers had been hit? You probably remember. Many people recall particularly shocking events in striking […] -
Rose-tinted spectacles: Trusting partners show memory bias
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsWhy is trust so important in romantic relationships? One recent finding is that it helps people to forgive and forget when their partners do something […] -
New technique allows researchers to watch memory formation!
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsA team of researchers at Stanford University have developed a new technique that allows them to watch a population of hippocampal neurons firing in real […] -
![Structural brain changes, disrupted sleep, and impaired memory function have each been independently associated with ageing. However, a study recently published in Nature Neuroscience by […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "Disrupted sleep – the link between ageing and memory decline")
Disrupted sleep – the link between ageing and memory decline
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsStructural brain changes, disrupted sleep, and impaired memory function have each been independently associated with ageing. However, a study recently published in Nature Neuroscience by […] -
![Forming a memory involves altering inter-neuronal connections. This is known as synaptic plasticity. This week, a group of researchers at Florida’s Scripps Research Institute has […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "New memory formation mechanism discovered")
New memory formation mechanism discovered
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsForming a memory involves altering inter-neuronal connections. This is known as synaptic plasticity. This week, a group of researchers at Florida’s Scripps Research Institute has […] -
The channel Pannexin1 is required for normal memory function
Posted on January 14, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have identified a protein, Pannexin1, that is required for normal functioning of brain cells and learning in mice. Animals lacking […] -
![Reading about the recent exoneration of Robert Dewey , after 16 years behind bars in the United States for a rape and murder that he […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neuro-blog-cover-115x115.png "The Problem of Eyewitness Memory")
The Problem of Eyewitness Memory
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsReading about the recent exoneration of Robert Dewey , after 16 years behind bars in the United States for a rape and murder that he […] -
Fear and learning in Los Angeles: our evolved propensity for knowing what could eat us alive
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsOn the surface, kids from Los Angeles and children of the Shuar, a society indigenous to the Amazon region of Ecuador, wouldn’t seem to have […]
