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We are usually not aware of it, but emotions exert a powerful influence over our memories by playing a key role in determining what we remember and what we forget. |
For nearly 15 years, scientists have reported that running a weak electric current through the brain can improve learning and memory. What if we got it wrong? |
Does music help or hinder our concentration and memory? |
Euphoric and highly addictive, a popular party drug also causes long-term memory loss. |
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The Psychology of Misinformation
Misinformation affects our reasoning and decision-making. Unfortunately, a number of cognitive factors limit the effectiveness of retractions and refutations, ensuring that misinformation sticks. |
Recent studies are helping to dispel the myth that fish have a 3-second memory. In fact, some species of reef fish can even recognise human faces. |
While reports of cognitive decline throughout pregnancy are widespread, evidence has been inconclusive. Until now. |
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Slime Mould Has a Memory
The slime mould Physarum can remember where it’s been even if it doesn’t have a brain. |
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Bees Distinguish Works of Art
Bees can recognise the differences between paintings and show some signs of a capacity to generalise by recognising painting styles. |
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Neuropsy:
Memory Surgery
Recent discoveries about memory modification open the way to erasing traumatic memories. |
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Life in the Third Person
People with severely deficient autobiographical memory do not re-experience their past. |
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Rise and Shine, Soldier!
Army research suggests that the timing of your caffeine hit is more important than the amount consumed. |
Just because the non-medical use of cognitive stimulants isn’t common, it doesn’t mean it isn’t a problem. |
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Neuroscientists plant false memories
Researchers have implanted false memories into mice, potentially illuminating the mechanisms underlying the human phenomenon of "recalling" experiences that never occurred. |
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Dolphins keep lifelong social memories
Dolphins can recognise their old tank mates’ whistles after being separated for more than 20 years — the longest social memory ever recorded for a non-human species. |
