Hormone injection may stem age-related memory decline
3 July 2023
A study in monkeys suggests that klotho, a hormone that dwindles in people as they get older, may offer a way to improve cognitive function in later life
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Your short-term memory can be unreliable after just a few seconds
5 April 2023
We know that long-term memory is fallible, and now it seems short-term memory can't be relied on either, if you are trying to recall an event that doesn't match your expectations
Memories may be sorted by the thalamus before being stored long term
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The thalamus is the brain's relay station for sensory information, but a study in mice has found it may also play a role in memory processing
'Superagers' with sharp memories in their 80s have larger neurons
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Neurons in a part of the brain involved in memory may be 10 per cent larger in superagers than others aged 80 or over
A daily multivitamin could keep your memory sharp as you age
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Taking a commercially available multivitamin and mineral supplement for three years led to people doing better in memory and cognitive tests compared with those taking a placebo tablet
Brain molecule may make us recall memories as being good or bad
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A study in mice may help us understand how different people link positive or negative emotions to past events, in a discovery that could help treat post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and addiction
Special brain cells may signal when to start new memories
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Recordings from electrodes in people’s brains reveal that certain neurons in the hippocampus show a burst of activity to mark the boundary between different events
Magic trick reveals sharp memory and future planning in Eurasian jays
19 August 2021
Jay's response to magic tricks show cognitive abilities that may come into play when they pilfer food caches hidden by other birds.
People easily distracted by their phones perform worse on memory tests
28 October 2020
People who self-report regular media multitasking, such as texting while watching TV, have more lapses in their attention and perform worse in a memory test
Time for a rhyme
6 May 2020
Why do we appreciate rhyming words in songs and poetry? How long can one "hold" a sound while waiting for a rhyme?
