13-11-07 New research on pond snails has revealed that high levels of stress can block memory processes. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Calgary trained snails and found that when they were exposed to multiple stressful events...
13-11-07 Note Angie Estes They wrote to say they'd found my mother wondering in the garage -- like entering the ethereal(天上的) sphere, I thought: drawing near to its desire, so deeply is our intellect immersed(专注) that memory cannot follow after it,...
13-10-09 Brain training games, apps, and websites are popular and it's not hard to see why -- who wouldn't want to give their mental abilities a boost? New research suggests that brain training programs might strengthen your ability to hold information in mi...
13-09-16 In today's computers, moving data to and from main memory consumes so much time and energy that microprocessors have their own small, high-speed memory banks, known as caches, which store frequently used data. Traditionally, managing the caches has...
13-09-11 By studying how memories are made, UC Irvine neurobiologists(神经生物学家) created new, specific memories by direct manipulation of the brain, which could prove key to understanding and potentially resolving learning and memory disorders. Research...
13-08-07 Dolphins can recognize their old tank mates' whistles after being separated for more than 20 years -- the longest social memory ever recorded for a non-human species. The remarkable memory feat is another indication that dolphins have a level of cog...
13-07-26 The phenomenon of false memory has been well-documented: In many court cases, defendants have been found guilty based on testimony from witnesses and victims who were sure of their recollections, but DNA evidence later overturned the conviction. In...
13-07-22 精彩对白 Hallie: Hello. Grandfather? l'm home. Grandfather: ls that my little girl? That tall, gangly thing? Hallie: Yes, it's me. Grandfather: Oh, welcome home. Did you have a good time, sweet pea ? Hallie: Uh-huh, great. Grandfather: What are you...
13-07-18 The information carried by the electrical activity of neurons is a mixture of stored memories, environmental circumstances, and current state of mind, scientists have found in a study of laboratory rats. The findings, which appear in the journal PLo...
13-06-19 Postmenopausal(绝经后的) women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham(虚假的) treatment with a placebo, a new study found. Results were presente...