News tagged with memory recall

'Mind-reading' experiment highlights how brain records memories

It may be possible to "read" a person's memories just by looking at brain activity, according to research carried out by Wellcome Trust scientists. In a study published today in the journal Current Biology, they show that o ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thinking crickets -- 'cognitive' processes underlie memory recall in crickets

Activation of two different kinds of neurons is necessary for appetitive and aversive memory recall in crickets. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology blocked octopaminergic (OA-ergic) and dopaminergic (DA-er ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Did I see what I think I saw?

Eyewitness testimony is a crucial part of many criminal trials even though research increasingly suggests that it may not be as accurate as we (and many lawyers) would like it to be. For example, if you witness a man in a ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0