It was recently discovered that, contrary to what was thought, the adult brain continues to manufacture neurons in the hippocampus, a brain region related to learning and memory, until the death of the individual.
The benefits of red wine seem to never cease. Now, a new study carried out by the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (USA) and published in the journal Nature, concludes that resveratrol, the natural antioxidant found in foods such as red grapes and, therefore, in red wine, it helps prevent memory impairment associated with age.
Closing our eyes and concentrating on our thoughts can be more helpful than we think. Recent research by a team of experts from the University of Surrey (UK) has found evidence to suggest that eyewitnesses to crimes provide more precise details about the events when they close their eyes. The study has been published in the journal Legal and Criminology Psychology.
Babies sleep for much of the day, it is a certainty. And it is also true that this is necessary for both your mental and physical development. Now, new research supports the beneficial effect of naps in the little ones. The experiment, carried out by the child and youth psychology unit of the Ruhr University of Bochum (Germany), has determined that half an hour of sleep a day helps babies - under 1 year old - to establish their knowledge and, therefore, to improve your memory.
Who has not ever remembered something important just when it is too late? In French the expression l'esprit de l'escalier (the spirit of the stairs) is used to define that moment.
The mere fact of saving some type of information such as telephone numbers, account numbers or any relevant data for us in a file on our computer, for example, can improve our current memory. This is the conclusion of the latest study by a team of researchers from the University of California in Santa Cruz (USA) and which is collected by the journal Psychological Science.
Babies remember good times and are more likely to memorize something if there is a positive emotion or positive stimulus that accompanies that action, according to a study by Brigham Young University in Utah (USA) and collected in the journal Infant Behavior and Development.
When we are in a good mood, things always seem to go better for us. It is known that when our mood is positive, our motivation increases and our attention is even modulated, and now it seems that positive mood can also improve our performance.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
