Tag: Memory
Where are memories stored in the brain? New research suggests they...
Don Arnold, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
All memory storage devices, from your brain to the RAM in your computer, store...
Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally
Robert Jacobs, University of Rochester
When asked the other day about a bakery near my home, I responded that...
Astrocyte cells in the fruit fly brain are an on-off switch...
Sarah DeGenova Ackerman, University of Oregon
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Why sign language is vital for all deaf babies, regardless of...
Kimberly A. Wolbers, University of Tennessee and Leala Holcomb, University of Tennessee
When their newborn failed a hearing test, Quinn and Kai were distraught. Their...
An ode to mac and cheese, the poster child for processed...
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
In January 2015, food sales at restaurants overtook those at grocery stores for the first time. Most thought this marked...
As collective memory fades, so will our ability to prepare for...
Sean Donahue, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Just below the Japanese village of Aneyoshi, there’s a stone carved...
Coronavirus diets: What’s behind the urge to eat like little kids?
Carli Liguori, University of Pittsburgh
Have you noticed grabbing an extra bag of chips at the supermarket? Or eating more frozen dinners than you used...
Why a computer will never be truly conscious
Subhash Kak, Oklahoma State University
Many advanced artificial intelligence projects say they are working toward building a conscious machine, based on the idea that brain...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
