Not all memories are created equal: How motivation shapes memory

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Duke University ...
Psychology Today

Can Memory Training Improve Outcomes and Function?

The brain seeks novelty. Passive tasks can lead to skill decline. Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new ...
Study Finds on MSN

Babysitting the grandkids slows cognitive decline, especially for grandma

Sorry Grandpa, Grandmas appear to reap more cognitive benefits from time spent with grandkids. In A Nutshell Grandmothers who ...
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Study sheds new light on how structural brain changes are tied to memory decline in aging

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...
Yahoo

Exercise can boost your memory — and a new study says the short-term cognitive benefits can last for 24 hours

Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...
Psychology Today

Trying Harder Increases Cognitive Effort and Enhances Memory

"It just got too hard," says Geena Davis as Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own. Baseball manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), refutes Dottie's explanation for quitting the game when he replies, "It's ...
The Conversation

Our memories are unreliable, limited and suggestible – and it’s a good thing too

Nick Haslam receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Milan Kundera opens his novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetting with a scene from the winter of 1948. Klement Gottwald, leader of ...
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Psychology says people who remain sharp in their 80s share these 9 cognitive habits they started decades earlier

While genetics play a role in cognitive aging, neuroscience research reveals that people who stay mentally sharp into their ...