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Sleep to Learn

Posted November 22, 2008 2:45 PM

Sleep helps the mind learn complicated tasks and helps people recover learning they otherwise thought they had forgotten over the course of a day, research at the University of Chicago shows. Using a test that involved learning to play video games, researchers showed for the first time that people who had "forgotten" how to perform a complex task 12 hours after training found Read more...

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Upgrade Your Memory With Exercise

Posted November 17, 2008 3:43 PM

If building cardiac endurance isn't enough motivation for you to do some aerobic exercise, think about this: It also builds your memory. "Put on your sneakers," says Sue Halpern, author of "Can't Remember What I Forgot: Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research" (2008, Harmony Books). "We have definite proof that aerobic exercise improves memory. "Put Read more...

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Estrogen's Pathway to Memory Identified

Posted October 27, 2008 3:44 PM

Yale scientists have identified a molecular pathway in the brain that estrogen uses to improve memory, suggesting the possibility of designing hormone-free drugs to bolster learning and thinking in post-menopausal women. Menopausal women could take such medications to preserve cognition without facing side effects that accompany hormone replacement therapy. The research, published in the Read more...

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Stress: A Memory Helper or Hindrance?

Posted October 9, 2008 12:33 PM

Oct. 2, 2008 -- What if being really scared -- the kind of scared that comes from jumping from an airplane at 9,000 feet -- could enhance memory by cementing details we might otherwise forget? For the past few months, UC Davis researchers have turned to novice sky divers to explore how stress affects memory. The question is part of a simmering scientific debate. Some evidence suggests Read more...

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Menopause

Estrogen and Your Memory

Posted September 16, 2008 10:48 AM

Sep. 6 -- Yale scientists have identified a molecular pathway in the brain that estrogen uses to improve memory, suggesting the possibility of designing hormone-free drugs to bolster learning and thinking in postmenopausal women. Menopausal women could take such medications to preserve cognition without facing side effects that accompany hormone replacement therapy. The research, Read more...

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I have grown more forgetful over the past few months. I'm worried to death that this might be early signs of Alzheimer's. My friends say it's just normal aging. What do you think?

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Senior moments are most often benign symptoms of a busy aging brain, but unfortunately they may also be a sign of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a ... Read More...

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Get Exercise

Brain health is another reason to get on your bicycle, to the swimming pool, or wherever else you like to exercise your body. The reason: Exercise has positive benefits for the hippocampus, important for learning and memory. It can also help create new cells! ... View slideshow >>

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Step It Up a Notch

Find a solitary activity such as completing a crossword puzzle or knitting, and see if by concentrating, you can succeed better or more quickly. The reason: By making the activity more demanding, you'll re-engage the brain's learning machinery. ... View slideshow >>

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