News tagged with memory performance

Intel Previews Xeon 'Nehalem-EX' Processor

Intel Corporation today previewed a new Intel Xeon processor codenamed "Nehalem-EX." The processor will be at the heart of the next generation of intelligent and expandable high-end Intel server platforms, ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Menopause transition may cause trouble learning

The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will

Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Workers exposed to lead show more cognitive problems later in life

Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater cognitive problems after age 55, according to a follow-up ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0