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Our Brain Stores Memories That Seem Forgotten

dasha — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:50:15 +0000

А woman looks familiar to you, but you can’t remember her name or where you saw her? According to a new University of California study, the memory about it exists – you simply have no access to it.

Using advanced brain imaging methods, the scientists found that a person’s brain activity at the moment of remembering an event is similar to when it was experienced, even if a person can’t remember any details. Jeff Johnson, lead author of the study published in the journal Neuron, says that if the information is still there, there is a chance to retrieve it.

Inside an MPT scanner, the students were shown words and asked to do various tasks: imagine how an artist would draw the object named by the word or say the word backward in their minds. At this moment the scanner captured the brain activity. About 20 minutes later, students were shown the words again and asked to recall all details about them. Again, the scanner captured their brain activity. The scientists conclude that this shows the brain stores the information about all events, even if a person thinks it’s long forgotten.

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Obesity Is Proved to Damage Brain

tania — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:44:47 +0000

The list of the insidious influence of obesity on different parts of the human body is growing larger by year. It has long been known that obesity poses threats of certain kinds of cancer, asthma, high blood pressure, heart diseases and diabetes.

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Coffee Strengthens Memory

tania — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:24:35 +0000

Two cups of coffee a day will improve your memory, scientists of Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute in Florida discovered. According to their research, caffeine has been proved to be capable for restoring nervous cells that are damaged by Alzheimer’s disease.

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Let Your Ring Heat You Up for the Event

tania — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:38:25 +0000

You are too busy and life is too fast for you to remember important events like birthdays and anniversaries on time? There is a gadget that will always be with you and heat you into remembrance without fail.

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We Become Old at the Age of 27?

tania — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:43:39 +0000

As they say getting old is no fun. It’s age that makes us forget things we wanted to say, makes us lose keys, and spend hours trying to remember the password to the e-mail account. Yet, we believed the old age to hit us sometime beyond the “forty benchmark”. (...)
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Doodling Helps Remembering

tania — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:00:30 +0000

British scientists believe that doodling during boring lectures or long phone calls does not distract our attention, but rather helps us remember more of what we hear.

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Physical Exercises Increase Brain Volume

tania — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:19:48 +0000

Scientists from the University of Illinois and the University of Pittsburgh have found promising and simple ways for seniors to stimulate their brain structures, thus improving different types of memory.

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Working Long Hours Leads to Alzheimer Disease

tania — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:14:24 +0000

According to Finnish scientists, working extra hours is linked to nervous disorders and may even lead to mental retardation. So the scientists urge workaholics to come to their senses. It is not that you have to sit around all day long, just make sure you don’t work yourself into Alzheimer’s disease. (...)
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39 Is the Smartest Age – We Think Slower After 40

tania — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:46:46 +0000

Surprisingly, our brain cells start dying as we turn twenty. When we reach that age, the number of our neurons is increasingly dropping. But this is a natural process of aging that has no impact on our intellectual ability. Alternatively, our brain activity increases every year. There is a stopover on the way, though. According to scientists from the University of California, LA, when we turn 39, our thought processes stop gathering pace and decline slowly.(...)
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Memory Improving Foods

Geniusbeauty.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:47:06 +0000

Lots of people experience memory problems during the fall and winter seasons because of the lack of energy. What can we do about it? The answer is simple. Eat more foods that help enhance the memory, such as spinach, blueberries and pumpkin seeds, as well as lift our spirits and performance. Make sure you get at least one item from the list below into your daily diet to boost your memory.(...)
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Exercising Protects Brain and Enhances Memory

Geniusbeauty.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:16:28 +0000

Being more physically active means protecting your brain and improve your memory, according to scientists at Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. In their opinion, physical activity stimulates the formation of special agents in the brain which, in their turn, encourage quicker maturation of stem calls into neurons. During the experiment the scientists used running wheel for a group of mice. The mice from the control group were only eating and sleeping.(...)
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How to Forget Bad Experiences?

Geniusbeauty.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:47:47 +0000

Trying to forget something that happened to you in the past but still hurts? Experts at the Medical College of Georgia, US, can now erase unpleasant memories from the brain areas responsible for memory without compromising their functions. This kind of experiment, however, has been conducted only on lab mice so far. In the course of trials, the scientists implemented new treatment using a special type of protein.(...)
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Minor Forgetfulness Means Decreased Memory Capacity

Geniusbeauty.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:29:51 +0000

Having some minor memory slips every now and then? They could signal that there is something wrong with your memory capacity. Scientists from Radboud University, the Netherlands, believe that when a person regularly experiences memory slips, such as when one forgets the name of a person they know or forget the location where they are supposed to meet someone, this can be the first symptom of decreased thinking ability.(...)
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Active Crystals Luxury USB Drives by Philips & Swarovski

Geniusbeauty.com — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:42:09 +0000

Welcome technology and style in one – new USB memory sticks made by Philips and Swarovski. We all know those usual USB drives, that have already become so boring. These new ones will shine and shimmer and create a luxury look. Philips and Swarovski USB drives from Active Crystals collection differ from the old USB drives in the beautiful crystals embedded in them. (...)
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