Brain: how stress changes our memories
Stress changes the way the brain stores memories, causing confusion between neutral and threatening situations, particularly in people suffering from ...
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Our memories are not only anchored in the brain, but throughout our body
Cells present in nervous tissues and in the kidneys are capable of storing memories. THE ESSENTIAL Non-brain cells, present in ...
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Toussaint: the memory of the other, a memory in perpetual evolution
The memory of deceased loved ones evolves over the years, it is part of the process of mourning and accepting ...
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Emotions improve memory for contextual details
Evidence of interaction between emotion processing and memory processing brain regions has been published. THE ESSENTIAL Emotions enhance the ability ...
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How much can we trust our memories?
A team of researchers wanted to know how much people were able to trust their memories, made up of authentic ...
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How does a child form his or her first memories?
Building your first memories is a complex and dynamic process. THE ESSENTIAL From childhood, human memory is divided into two ...
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Why disgusting memories are the ones that stick with you the longest
We often remember very precisely the experiences that aroused our disgust. Here's why. THE ESSENTIAL A study has just demonstrated ...
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Memory: your baby memories are in your brain
The human brain can create memories before the age of three, but they remain in consciously inaccessible areas. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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What is the best way to memorize things, according to science?
A new study on memory reveals more about how we learn things and remember our real-world experiences. THE ESSENTIAL Much ...
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Memory: saturated fatty acids help create new memories
Australian researchers have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the creation and consolidation of memories in the ...
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Bacteria have “memories” that they can pass on to future generations
Bacteria are capable of forming memories and transmitting them. THE ESSENTIAL Bacteria are capable of forming a kind of memory, ...
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Why emotions sparked by music create such powerful memories
The dynamics of emotions influenced by music transform neutral experiences into memorable events. THE ESSENTIAL Dynamic emotional states shape the ...
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Post-traumatic stress: the brain processes traumatic memories differently
Brain regions known to be involved in memory are not activated when recalling a traumatic experience. THE ESSENTIAL Traumatic memories ...
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Memory: why do we have few memories of our childhood?
First family birthday, Christmas dinner, seaside vacation… A neuropsychologist explains why it is difficult to remember this period of our ...
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Traumatic memories can rewire the brain
A new study tells us more about the neural networks in the brain that are involved in the formation of ...
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Stop preconceived ideas! Forget everything you thought you knew about memory
The B2V Memory Observatory deciphers 7 preconceived ideas about memory. THE ESSENTIAL The B2V Observatory of Memories deciphers preconceived ideas ...
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Scientists succeed in transferring memories from one individual to another
Scientists have succeeded in transferring “memories” between two living organisms. THE ESSENTIAL Scientists have succeeded in transferring memories from one ...
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Memories of pain would rekindle the pain
The prefrontal cortex would store very painful experiences, which could make us more sensitive to a painful sensation felt in ...
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Your brain is capable of creating false memories
Within seconds, your brain may not remember an event that just happened and modify the memories to suit your expectations. ...
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Why does music bring back memories?
When we listen to a song heard many years ago, we seem to travel to that moment...how is that possible? ...
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Alzheimer’s: gardening helps restore memories
Patients with Alzheimer's disease or any other form of dementia would derive real health benefits from spending time in a ...
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Psychology: Anxious People Create More False Memories
According to a new study, people who frequently worry about being rejected or abandoned by loved ones are more likely ...
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How can we better remember our dreams?
Everyone dreams, every night they sleep. And yet, we only remember one to three dreams a week, according to Inserm. ...
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Post-traumatic stress: napping can bring back fear-related memories
Sleeping two hours a day would bring back frightening memories but also participate in their formation and their archiving in ...
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Good memory: new environments can stimulate memorization
Teenagers and young adults are more likely to remember certain information after going to a place they have never been ...
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How does sleep help our memories?
During sleep, one region of the brain "learns" new information acquired during the day to another, thus consolidating the memory ...
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Therapy: could we forget certain memories thanks to sound signals?
It may soon be possible to forget annoying or traumatic memories by listening to sound signals during deep sleep, according ...
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Sharing memories with young children contributes to their well-being in adulthood
How mothers share their memories with their children impacts the mental health of toddlers in early adulthood. THE ESSENTIAL People ...
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What is nostalgia for?
When we talk about nostalgia, we often think of the regret of a past memory that is no longer, or ...
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Why do we forget our childhood memories?
But why do we have no memory of our early childhood? A specialist in psychology gives us some answers.Until the ...
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