Category: Remembering
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Remembering… Should we care?
How does heightened attention improve our mental capacity? This is the question tackled by a research, which reveals a chemical signal released across the brain in response to attention demanding or arousing situations. (1) A brain wide chemical signal that enhances memory. Seems a great solution. But to which problem? Are we meant to remember…
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Remembering history…
Americans recognize 'past presidents' who never were, study finds: among the names that many Americans mistakenly identify as belonging to a past president of the United States, finds a new study by memory researchers. [1] But what if we all remembered false facts as history? What if we all forgot true facts as history? Wouldn’t…
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Remember. Forget. Consciously. Unconsciously.
Some stressful experiences - such as chronic childhood abuse - are so traumatic, the memories hide like a shadow in the brain and can't be consciously accessed. Eventually, suppressed memories can cause debilitating psychological problems. Scientists have discovered how and where the brain stores those stressful memories and how to retrieve them. The findings could…
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Stop remembering. To remember…
A new study has shown how intentional recall is beyond a simple reawakening of a memory; and actually leads us to forget other competing experiences that interfere with retrieval. Quite simply, the very act of remembering may be one of the major reasons why we forget. (1) Stop trying to remember. And you will…
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Water memory. Human prejudice.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is potentially wading into hot water next month when it hosts a meeting set up by Nobelist Luc Montagnier to discuss his controversial research on what has become known as "the memory of water." The afternoon at the agency's Paris headquarters will feature talks about the…
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