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Memory
News and information about how the mind works and why memory is such a complex affair.
Researchers at Northwestern University are stud...
The brain uses shortcuts to remember complex so...
A reduced ability to remember words at the beginning of a list may be an early sign of mental decline.
Psychologists have confirmed what Jane Austen knew 200 years ago: In love, 'a good memory is unpardonable.'
The total amount of antioxidants in the diet is not linked to stroke and dementia risk.
Hormones may lower Alzheimer's risk in women who carry a gene for the disease
A genetic mutation creates the piles of proteins found in the most common forms of the disorder
A fit body in midlife may keep the mind sharp down the road.
Too much alcohol can affect the ability to drive, sleep, learn and control weight.
A brain on alcohol is a noggin' that's conducive to a fight.
New research sheds slight on why menopausal women forget.
The fleeting status updates you post on Facebook might leave a more lasting impression than you think.
Theories abound, but much of our need for sleep remains a mystery.
Amnesia can occur as a result of head trauma, drug toxicity, stroke, Alzheimer disease, infection or even emotional shock.
New research shows how the mind-ruining disease might affect semantic memory.
Some believe deja vu involves emotional responses to similar events; others figure the brain short circuits, sending an event to memory just a split second before putting it into consciousness.
Feeling lonely -- whether or not a person is actually alone -- is linked with an increased risk of developing dementia, a new study says.
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