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Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Ever looked at a familiar face or word and found it suddenly unusual or unknown? You may have had a case of jamais vu.
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We Mistake Information We’ve Googled For Our Own Knowledge
In many ways, the internet has democratized knowledge, allowing people to access more information than they could possibly dream of reading. No matter where your interests lie, there is almost certainly something new to learn online.
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Where did the time go? Blame the pandemic | CBC News
For many of us, the last 20 months have flown by. Experts say that's because the monotony of pandemic life has robbed us of the unique experiences our brains use to make memories and track time.
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Scientists Have Discovered A New Kind of Brain Cell
Two main types of cells compose the central nervous system—neurons and glia. Neurons form the primary actors in the brain. They use electrical signals and the chemical signalling to relay information about the various regions. Without the function of neurons and supporting cells, anything that we think and experience and do would be impossible.
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Brain Cell DNA Refolds Itself to Aid Memory Recall
Researchers see structural changes in genetic material that allow memories to strengthen when remembered.
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Loneliness Reflected in Neural Mapping of Relationships
Even before the COVID pandemic, many experts posited that loneliness was itself an American epidemic. Now, many fear the reduction in social contact may especially affect those populations most vulnerable to isolation and loneliness. Now, emerging research explores the manner in which the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one’s self.
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Why time seems to speed up as we get older
Ever wondered where the last year of your life went? Neuroscientist David Eagleman sheds some light on the time-bending power of your brain.
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Is There Anything Wrong With Being a Slow Reader?
Hours of each day pass where I encounter nothing truly memorable on my computer or phone. What was I just reading five minutes ago?
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Not-So-Total Recall: The Elusive Story Behind What We Remember and Forget
"Take emotion out of the equation, memory can seem frustratingly random—trivial events can stick in our minds for a lifetime," says Charles Fernyhough.
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Simply Imagining Other People Can Change Our Own Sense Of Self
So begins a new paper, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, which reveals that who you “are” can easily be manipulated. Just imagining somebody else can alter all kinds of aspects of how you see yourself, even including your personality and memories.
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Your Body on No Sleep
In short, nothing good—and just one bad night can trigger a cascade of scary side effects
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Healthy social life could ward off dementia, study shows
Being socially active in 50s and 60s linked to lower risk of illness later in life, researchers say
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Study finds high levels of abnormally fast brain waves in mild brain injury
A VA San Diego study finds that Vets and service members with a history of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury have much higher levels of abnormally fast brain waves in a region that plays a key role in consciousness.
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30 Minutes of Aerobic Exercise Supercharges Semantic Memory
When I published The Athlete’s Way in 2007, the idea that aerobic exercise could improve memory by triggering the production of BDNF—which is like Miracle-Gro for the brain and stimulates the birth of new neurons (neurogenesis) in the hippocampus—was a radically new concept.
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Our memory comes from an ancient virus, neuroscientists say
This study is radically changing how we view the process of evolution.
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On The Tip Of My Tongue
Or when you’re talking about a movie with that great actor everyone knows, and when you start saying his or her name, your brain stops. Then you start naming other movies the actors played in, start to describe his looks, even quote some of the lines he spoke in several movies, yet the name keeps escaping your mind. It’s on the tip of your tongue and decides to stay there…
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How to Become a ‘Superager’
Think about the people in your life who are 65 or older. Some of them are experiencing the usual mental difficulties of old age, like forgetfulness or a dwindling attention span. Yet others somehow manage to remain mentally sharp. My father-in-law, a retired doctor, is 83 and he still edits books and runs several medical websites.
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Rocking improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show
Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier. Now, two new studies reported in Current Biology on January 24, one conducted in young adults and the other in mice, add to evidence for the broad benefits of a rocking motion during sleep. In fact, the studies in people show that rocking not only leads to better sleep, but it also boosts memory consolidation during sleep.
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A Man Full of Empty Promises and How He Changed My Address
a man full of empty promises I believe where we left off in my testimony was right after my daughter was sexually abused and I met J in an online Traumatic Brain Injury Chat room. I had been chatting with J for a few months until we exchanged phone numbers. Now we were talking on the phone everyday. When my kids
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My Poor Scattered Brain How I Miss My Healthy Brain
Scattered Brain It is true how you take things for granted. Then when it is damaged or lost for good it is so missed. I never realized just how much my brain did for me. Your brain is who you are, it regulates everything in your body. It gets damaged you are never the same. After that fateful car accident in 1988
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