News tagged with memory function
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Computer chip that computes probabilities and not logic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lyric Semiconductor has unveiled a new type of chip that uses probability inputs and outputs instead of the conventional 1's and 0's used in logic chips today. Crunching probabilities is much ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Study: Men Losing Their Minds Over Women
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research reported in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology has shown that men go ga-ga over pretty women. They simply lose their minds (while women keep theirs).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Why sleep? Scientist delves into one of science's great mysteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bats, birds, box turtles, humans and many other animals share at least one thing in common: They sleep. Humans, in fact, spend roughly one-third of their lives asleep, but sleep researchers still don't know ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 20, 2009 |
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People learn new information more effectively when brain activity is consistent, research shows
People are more likely to remember specific information such as faces or words if the pattern of activity in their brain is similar each time they study that information, according to new research from a University of Texas ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Dreams may have an important physiological function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dreams have long been assumed to have psychological functions such as consolidating emotional memories and processing experiences or problems, but according to a Harvard psychiatrist and sleep ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Decoding short-term memory with fMRI
People voluntarily pick what information they store in short-term memory. Now, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers can see just what information people are holding in memory based ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 21, 2009 |
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Researchers develop hardware encryption for new computer memory technology
Security concerns are one of the key obstacles to the adoption of new non-volatile main memory (NVMM) technology in next-generation computers, which would improve computer start times and boost memory capacity. But now researchers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 17, 2011 |
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Searching the brain for social networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people tend to make inappropriate comments in social situations? Why do some people misread cues about how others feel about them?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Brain function - A new way to measure the burden of aging across nations
Cognitive function may be a better indicator of the impact of aging on an economy than age-distribution, with chronological age imposing less of a social and economic burden if the population is "functionally" younger, according ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging
Scientists today reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Mild memory loss is not a part of normal aging
Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, according to a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. The study, published in the September 15, 2010, online ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 15, 2010 |
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CIA's 'Enhanced Interrogation' Techniques Were Counterproductive
(PhysOrg.com) -- The author of a new report suggests the belief that harsh interrogation and torture techniques are effective is a form of folk neuroscience that is not supported by scientific evidence, and does not fit with ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Scientists find first link in humans between memory and nerve cell production
Production of new nerve cells in the human brain is linked to learning and memory, according to a new study from the University of Florida. The research is the first to show such a link in humans. The findings, published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Scientists shed light on sleep through the ages
What starts with an "s" that seniors need more of than younger adults, is great to get a bit of in the middle of the day and could cause teens to turn to drugs if they don't get enough of it?
Feb 22, 2010 |
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