Electronic implant bypasses brain damage by re-encoding memories
Designed to help individuals suffering from memory loss, a new prosthesis which includes a small array of electrodes implanted into…
Marijuana memory problems prevented with Advil
The molecular pathways responsible for the learning and memory problems associated with marijuana use have been mapped by scientists for…
Quantum tricks turbocharge magnetic storage
Researchers have found a new way to switch magnetism that is at least 1,000 times faster than methods currently used…
Synesthesia traced to childhood toy
Experiencing a color when viewing particular letters or numbers – known as color-graphemesynesthesia – may partly be a learned behavior,…
Forgetful? Blame your house
Everyone has experienced the frustration of entering a room and forgetting what we were planning to do in there. The…
Birth control shots linked to memory loss
Depo Provera, the hormonal birth control injection, supposedly offers a convenient alternative for women who don’t want to remember to…
Study confirms Pill’s memory altering effects
Women who use hormonal contraceptives such as the Pill experience memory changes where their ability to remember the detail surrounding…
Forget about it
The notion that we can intentionally forget unwanted memories has been controversial ever since Freud proposed it at the beginning…
Drink to remember (subconsciously, at least)
According to researcher Hitoshi Morikawa, repeated ethanol exposure enhances synaptic plasticity in the brain, providing further evidence toward an emerging…
False memories implanted into flies
Scientists have directly manipulated the activity of individual neurons to give flies memories of a bad experience they never really…
Mind-reading through the eyes
Scientists say they may be able to glean information about stored memories and past events by tracking a subject’s eye…
Short-term memory observed in 30-week-old fetuses
In a new study from the Netherlands, scientists have found evidence of short-term memory in fetuses at 30 weeks. The…
Racetrack computer memory “within 10 years,” say researchers
A new kind of computer memory, called “racetrack” memory, looks set to replace the hard disk as the standard method…
Cooking Up Memories
Tel-Aviv University researchers have shown that it’s possible to store multiple rudimentary memories in an artificial culture of live neurons.…
We Can Forget It For You Wholesale
Researchers from State University New York Downstate Medical Center have discovered a molecular mechanism that appears to be responsible for…
Memory And Computation Set For Cohabitation
Scientists from Princeton University have turned semiconductors into magnets, potentially opening the door for computer chips that can both calculate…
A Computer In A Single Neuron
Conventional wisdom holds that a single brain cell, or neuron, acts like an on-off switch, working in concert with other…
Mechanical Memory Set For Comeback
A Boston University research team led by physicist Pritiraj Mohanty has updated a retro technology in a bid to build…