Scientists know little about how the brain assigns cells to participate in encoding and storing memories. Now a UCLA/University of Toronto team has discovered that a protein called CREB controls the odds of a neuron playing a role in memory formation. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Never mind that TV show that asks if you're smarter than a fifth-grader. Is your memory better than a young chimp's? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have made a breakthrough in the fulfilment of a century-old dream of neuroscientists to visualize a memory by capturing, for the first time, images of the changes in brain cell connections following a common form of learning. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It may only be small. But, as the picture shows, what this grass snake lacks in size it more than makes up for in ambition. It has taken to eating goldfish more than ten times the size of his head after discovering them in Valerie and Raymond Bell's pond. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Two teams have independently succeeded in placing a cloud of chilled rubidium atoms within an optical cavity, which traps light between two opposed mirrors. The combination could one day form a quantum memory element. picked by drnothing 10 months ago

Flash memory, the workhorse of mobile phones and digital cameras, could be made more efficient by using buckyballs. These spherical fullerene molecules, comprised of 60 carbon atoms, would allow flash memory to operate at a lower voltage and save on power... picked by mutil8or 4 months ago

Increase memory speed? Get rid of the memory chip. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Researchers at Hertfordshire University did not find a link between persistent ecstasy taking and continued memory deterioration, suggesting that one-off use can be enough to cause life-long damage. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

A man has taught his goldfish how to dunk a basketball, score a goal at football and limbo under a bar. (with pix and video) picked by hogstuff 4 months ago

Who knew you could train them?! I now realize my goldfish are a couple of lazy slackers. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

A GENE mutation in the brains of mice could help scientists develop the world's first memory pill. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

AJ is a 41-year old woman with almost perfect recall of every day of her life since she was 11. EP is a 85-year old man with no memories since 1960. He has zero ability to retain new memories longer than a few moments. These are two extremes cases. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Picto is a simple, quick symbol memory game. I think I'm in the early stages of alzheimers because I suu-huck at it. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Download trial version of pass-test driving theory test software to get latest DSA questions and hazard perception demo clips. Prepare with Pass-Test Software & pass your UK driving test at the first attempt. picked by janegrath 1 year ago

Men are more likely than women to have problems with memory and other thinking skills, symptoms considered to be an early stage of dementia, research suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A new study by researchers at UC Davis shows how our very short-term "working memory," which allows the brain to stitch together sensory information, operates. The system retains a limited number of high-resolution images for a few seconds, rather than a wider range of fuzzier impressions. picked by h2so4hurts 5 months ago

The Gigahertz race may be over in the microprocessor space, but its is alive and kicking in the memory segment. picked by whi73rav3n 1 year ago

Patriot was able to achieve a record breaking DDR2 memory module with a speed of 1302MHz. Known as Extreme Performance PCS-10100, this module was designed to take full advantage of the new Intel Quad Core processor, and will leave PC gamers with a smile, boasting superior compatibility with NVIDIA’s NForce 680i platforms. picked by secretsather 2 years ago

Amnesia can impair not only one's ability to remember, but also to imagine new situations.
I never would have realised this. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Physicists in Netherlands and Japan are the first to flip the value of a magnetic memory bit by firing a very short pulse of circularly-polarized laser light at it. Unlike other magneto-optic data storage systems, no external magnetic field was required to flip the bit, which meant that its value could be changed about 50 thousand times faster than the fastest conventional memory. The result could... read full post picked by ogri2003 1 year ago