News tagged with memory studies
To learn better, take a nap (and don't forget to dream)
Researchers reporting online on April 22nd in Current Biology offer more evidence that successful study habits should include plenty of napping. They found that people who take a nap and dream about a task ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Moms influence how children develop advanced cognitive functions
Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions—such as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility—that help us plan and monitor what we do to reach goals. Although executive ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Buying experiences, not possessions, leads to greater happiness
Can money make us happy if we spend it on the right purchases? A new psychology study suggests that buying life experiences rather than material possessions leads to greater happiness for both the consumer and those around ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2009 |
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First ever large-scale study of ketamine users published
The first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users has been published online today in the journal Addiction. With Ketamine (K, Special K) use increasing faster than any other drug in the UK (British Crime ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Development of a safer vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease
A new vaccine protects against memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease, but without potentially dangerous side effects, a new animal study reports. The research was presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual meeting ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2010 |
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