Items tagged with “memory”
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Understanding Alzheimer’s
2010-05-28T09:31:04-04:00
One in 10 Americans over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that slowly destroys memory and cognitive function and for which there is no cure. According to the National Institutes o...
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Weizmann Institute Scientists Reveal How Smells Are Bound Up in Our Memories
2009-11-09T10:05:04-04:00
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 9, 2009—From Proust’s madeleines to the overbearing food critic in the movie Ratatouille who is transported back to his childhood at the aroma of stew, artists have long b...
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Brain Circuits That Suppress Memory Found
2008-01-14T12:16:00-04:00
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Rats' Long-term Memory Erased in Study
2007-08-16T17:24:00-04:00
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Memory Machine
2007-08-16T14:19:00-04:00
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 16, 2007—What happens in our brains when we learn and remember? Are memories recorded in a stable physical change, like writing an inscription permanently on a clay tablet? Prof....
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Science on the Brain
2006-08-01T17:23:00-04:00
The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) and New York University (NYU) recently held a Day of Science on the topic of “Unveiling the Secrets of the Brain: Collaborations in Neuroscience.” Wh...
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Immune System May Also Help Brain
2006-01-17T09:15:00-04:00
Scientists have surprising new evidence that the immune system, best known for protecting the body against pathogens, also plays a key role in the brain's ability to grow new neurons in adulthood. If true, boosting the imm...
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Weizmann Institute and NYU Host Special Forum on Neural Science
2005-10-10T15:15:00-04:00
NEW YORK, NY—October 10, 2005— The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and New York University have joined forces to present a special forum on neural s...