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The way we breathe may affect how well our memories are consolidated (i.e. reinforced and stabilised). If we breathe through the nose rather than the mouth after trying to learn a set of smells, we remember them better, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in The Journal of Neuroscience. Continue reading “Breathing through the nose aids memory storage”
We all have experiences of being emotionally moved after listening to music that we have strong personal memories of or to seeing an image that captures particularly important memories from our life. This new research critically examined the idea of how memories are able to influence our emotional responses induced by music and images. Continue reading “Music evokes powerful positive emotions through personal memories”
For the first time scientists have been able to put a figure on how many faces people actually know- a staggering 5,000 on average. Continue reading “Research suggests people know an average of 5,000 faces”
One of the many challenges with battling alcohol addiction and other substance abuse disorders is the risk of relapse, even after progress toward recovery. Even pesky fruit flies have a hankering for alcohol, and because the molecular signals involved in forming flies’ reward and avoidance memories are much the same as those in humans, they’re a good model for study. Continue reading “Just a few drinks can change how memories are formed”
Older adults who take up drawing could enhance their memory, according to a new study. Continue reading “Drawing is better than writing for memory retention”
Some conversations are forgotten as soon as they are over, while other exchanges may leave lasting imprints. University of Texas at Austin researchers Sandie Keerstock and Rajka Smiljanic want to understand why and how listeners remember some spoken utterances more clearly than others. They’re specifically looking at ways in which clarity of speaking style can affect memory. Continue reading “Researchers find that a speaker’s clearly articulated style can improve a listener’s memory of what was said”
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