memory
Scientists tag brain molecules, watch them become memories
Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
As human beings, our memories are part of what make us ourselves. But the process of how memories form in our brains still eludes scientists.
Caffeine pill 'could boost memory'
Posted in Medicine on 13th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
A US study has raised the possibility that we may one day rely on caffeine to boost memory as well as to wake up.
Epilepsy drug turns out to help adults acquire perfect pitch and learn language like kids
Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers from across the globe believe they have discovered a means of re-opening critical periods in brain development.
How we process numbers is revealed in our brain structure
Posted in Medicine on 25th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
For a long time, scientists thought that everyone processed numbers predominantly in a spatial way (low to high numbers visualized as left to right).
Heavy Marijuana Users Have Abnormal Brain Structure, Poor Memory
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Teens who were heavy marijuana users, smoking it daily for about three years, had abnormal changes in their brain structures