A study by UCLA psychologists provides strong evidence that a certain region of the brain plays a critical role in memory recall. The research, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neurosci... Read more
The most dense solid-state memory ever created could soon exceed the capabilities of current computer storage devices by 1,000 times, thanks to a new technique scientists at the University o... Read more
Memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein ‘off-switch’ in the brain, according to a breakthrough discovery made by an international research collaboration co-led by the... Read more
Aging or impaired brains can once again form lasting memories if an enzyme that applies the brakes too hard on a key gene is lifted, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiolog... Read more
FINDINGS Neuroscientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered precisely where and how to electrically stimulate the human brain to enhance people’s recollection of... Read more
In the novel À larecherche du temps perdu (translated into English as Remembrance of Things Past), Marcel Proust makes a compelling case that our identities and decisions are shaped in profo... Read more
Teams will develop and test implantable therapeutic devices for memory restoration in patients with memory deficits caused by disease or trauma DARPA has selected two universities to initial... Read more
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering the animals’ reaction to past events. The s... Read more
Just like the movie, researchers found that exposing the brain to short bursts of ECT could be used to erase sad memories. Electroconvulsive (ECT) or electroshock therapy has had a bit of ba... Read more
How neuroscientists can call up and change a memory It’s the premise of every third sci-fi thriller. Man wakes up to his normal seeming life, but of course it isn’t. At first, just the littl... Read more
When everything we do is recorded and remembered by our technology, what role does memory have? Keeping us human. You’ve already forgotten almost everything that’s ever happened to you. Even... Read more
Perpetrators can suppress “crime memories,” study finds It sounds just like something out of a sci-fi police procedural show—and not necessarily a good one. In a darkened room, a scientist i... Read more
Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. Thomas Ågren, a doctoral candidate at the Depart... Read more
The result was a significant increase in memory. Efforts to help people with learning impairments are being aided by a species of sea snail known as Aplysia californica. The mollusk,... Read more
Photographic Memory “Nana technology” could compensate for failing memories among people with Alzheimer’s disease, amnesia and other difficulties by taking over some of the... Read more
