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Advances In Genetics Should Make Learning Easier, According To Professor (April 27, 2007) -- There is a revolution in brain scanning, genetics, and other biological technologies illuminating the learning process, but still, most teachers and students aren't getting much benefit from them, ... > full story

Scientists Develop New Tool To 'Freeze' Crime Scene Memories (April 27, 2007) -- Scientists have developed a powerful new tool that 'freezes' the memory of crime scenes in the minds of witnesses. The tool - a self-administered interview applied by witnesses at crime scenes - ... > full story

Low Dose Aspirin Does Not Protect Women Against Cognitive Decline (April 26, 2007) -- Taking low dose aspirin does not protect older women against cognitive decline, according to a large scale ... > full story

You Don't Have To Be Smart To Be Rich, Study Finds (April 25, 2007) -- It doesn't take a rocket scientist to make a lot of money, according to new research. A nationwide study found that people of below average intelligence were, overall, just about as wealthy as those ... > full story

Siblings Of Autistic Children At Risk For Developmental Problems, Study Shows (April 24, 2007) -- Younger siblings of children with autism are at risk to suffer from delayed verbal, cognitive and motor development in their early childhood ... > full story

Does Migraine Protect Your Memory? (April 24, 2007) -- Women with a lifetime history of migraine showed less of a performance decline over time on cognitive tests than women who didn't have migraines. Researchers say medications for migraine, diet and ... > full story

Female Alcoholics Can Develop Cognitive Problems More Rapidly Than Male Alcoholics (April 24, 2007) -- Female alcoholics can develop cognitive problems more rapidly than male ... > full story

Cortex Area Thinner In Youth With Alzheimer's-related Gene (April 24, 2007) -- A part of the brain first affected by Alzheimer's disease is thinner in youth with a risk gene for the disorder, a brain imaging study has found. A thinner entorhinal cortex may render these youth ... > full story

Brain Networks Strengthened By Closing Ion Channels, Research Could Lead To ADHD Treatment (April 23, 2007) -- Yale School of Medicine and University of Crete School of Medicine researchers report the first evidence of a molecular mechanism that dynamically alters the strength of higher brain network ... > full story

To Understand The Big Picture, Give It Time - And Sleep (April 21, 2007) -- Memorizing a series of facts is one thing, understanding the big picture is quite another. Now a new study demonstrates that relational memory -- the ability to make logical "big picture" inferences ... > full story

Researchers Unlock Key To Memory Storage In Brain (April 20, 2007) -- Scientists know little about how the brain chooses cells to encode and store memories. Now a UCLA-University of Toronto team has discovered that a protein called CREB controls the odds of a neuron ... > full story

Monkeys' Ability To Reflect On Their Thoughts May Have Implications For Infants, Autistic Children (April 20, 2007) -- A new study shows that monkeys have the ability to reflect about their thoughts and to assess their performance. In the future, the nonverbal tests used in this and other experiments on animal ... > full story

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