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The effects of long-term tobacco smoking on our mental faculties such as memory and concentration are only now becoming known.
Be young, be foolish …
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Known as the reminiscence bump, memory scientists are hotly debating what causes it.
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Results of the first large-scale study to specifically investigate the musical features that might increase the ‘earworminess’ of a song.
Cramming does’t help you retain information, so the effect of a long night on the books may not be for much.
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An intense night of study won’t help you remember information in the long-term – and the stress of revising under pressure will likely impact on your sleep and thus your exam performance.
Diamonds are a data storers’ best friend?
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With current modes up against their limits, we need new data storage solutions. Tiny defects in diamonds’ atomic structure might turn them into a new medium for memory.
Cristiano Ronaldo heading a football.
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A single session of football heading can temporarily impair memory. So what does that mean for children with developing brains?
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The myth that a blow to the head can both cause and cure amnesia – a common one on TV and in the movies – may have begun during the 19th century.
Human memory is complex and neuroscientists are still trying to uncover the mechanisms that lead to memories being formed.
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Our memories provide us with insight into events, knowledge of the world around us and influence our actions and behaviours – forming important aspects of our personality.
Bradshaw rock paintings help Aboriginal people record knowledge to memory.
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How an ancient Aboriginal memory technique may uncover the meaning behind archaeological sites across the globe are revealed in a new book, The Memory Code.
Flashbulb memories of 9/11 are more vivid than ordinary memories, but no more accurate.
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We may feel like flashbulb memories of dramatic events are more accurate than ordinary memories, but are they really? An experiment begun Sept. 12, 2001 sheds light.
Don’t laugh at the psychological study of humor.
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No longer dismissed as an undesirable negative trait to be avoided, humor is having a heyday among experimental psychologists.
Hearing the same questions over and over again can be frustrating, but it’s important you stay calm – they’re not trying to annoy you.
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If you care for or know someone with dementia, they’ve probably asked you “what are we doing today?” “who are you?” or “when are we going home?”
Not quite an amnesiac: a scene from ‘The Bourne Ultimatum.’
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Jason Bourne’s overall pattern of forgetting and then retrieving memories is a better plot device than representation of real-world memory loss and recovery.
Our sense of self is grounded in our memories, but recalling these details is harder for people with autism.
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Men and women experience autism differently, which shows something revealing about where autistic characteristics may come from.
The stuff around you.
Environment plays an important role in how you remember things.
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Social media is creating an archive that will shape the way we see our past.
Do you remember playing with the red wheel or do you remember a picture of you playing with it?
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Language, culture and brain development all contribute to ‘childhood amnesia’.
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Manchester downright refuses to commemorate the 1996 IRA bombings – it’s a bold political statement.
Myrmecia croslandi ant carrying its prey backwards.
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The navigation tactics of certain Australian ants could point the way to helping driverless cars find their way around.
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Running causes new brain cells to grow. But why does this happen? What is the evolutionary advantage?