COVID-19 may have an impact on people's cognitive and memory abilities that lasts a year or more after infection, according to a new study by Imperial College London researchers.
Feb 29, 2024
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If you try to save a file while your laptop lags, it won't save. Similarly, when our brains have delayed processing speeds, they "lag" and impair our ability to receive information and store memory. Researchers find that ...
Feb 8, 2024
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For the first time, a study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory—one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that allows one to predict or plan ...
Oct 23, 2023
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The common struggle of remembering a face or a name gets more difficult as we age, and new research from Rice University aims to figure out why.
Sep 13, 2023
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Millions of American adults take daily multivitamins, even though the pills have not been shown to prevent ailments like heart disease or cancer and experts say it's better to get nutrients from food.
May 24, 2023
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While engaged in a physical task requiring effort, such as driving a car or carrying grocery bags, older adults are more likely than younger adults to be distracted by items irrelevant to the task at hand, reports a study ...
May 10, 2023
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Months after COVID-19, previously infected people with persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms had abnormal brain activity during memory tests, with less activity in brain regions normally used for memory tasks, but more activity ...
Apr 26, 2023
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A set of recent studies demonstrates for the first time that learning multiple new tasks carries benefits for cognition long after the learning has been completed.
Apr 19, 2023
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Routine tasks that require working memory, like baking, involve remembering both some general rules (e.g. read the oven temperature and time from the recipe and then set them on the oven) and some specific content for each ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health—but not all forms and intensities of exercise affect the brain equally. The effects of exercise are much more nuanced, as specific intensities of exercise over a long ...
Sep 15, 2022
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