Forgetting May Be Part of the Process of Remembering
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A new study suggests that blocking some memories helps in recalling others.
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By Karen Pallarito, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- In a finding that could lead to better insights into how memories are formed, neuroscientists say they have identified the compartment within nerve cells that stows special receptors that can be deployed to intensify incoming messages.    These compartments, called recycling endosomes, also carry other molecules and proteins, which may play a role in remodeling nerve cells, or neurons, to strengthen the connections between them...
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Memories of traumatic events are not suppressed by the people who experienced them but can be recalled clearly, according to Canadian researchers.
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Having more years of formal education delays the memory loss linked to Alzheimer's disease, but once the condition begins to take hold, better-educated people decline more rapidly, researchers said on Monday.
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How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten some important event or errand?
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Most people have had deja vu -- that eerie sense of having experienced something before -- but U.S. researchers have identified the part of the brain responsible for this sensation, and they think it may lead to new treatments for memory-related problems.
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Hearing aids can reduce brain strain and allow people to remember things better. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
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People who have difficulty recognizing familiar smells could be experiencing an early sign of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a study published Monday.
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Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may have problems retaining a mental picture of objects they've just seen -- a subtle memory problem that could serve as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease risk, researchers reported Monday.
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Older men who either maintain or increase their physical activity as they age will keep more of their memory and thinking ability than those who don&#39;t, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology reported.
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In IT, it helps to have a long memory. That's not just because occasionally someone needs to remember how to code COBOL. It's because companies not only want you to remember their triumphs, they also want you to forget their mistakes as quickly as possible.
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Don't you just hate it when you can almost remember something, but then it slips away? And then it nags at you until you get it settled? Well, we're here to create that experience for you.  Here's a quote from a movie that was popular sometime in the past 100 years.
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With 6,000 characters to memorize, Westerners shudder at the idea reading even the most basic street signs and instructions in Chinese. A new set of brain images shows why: Reading English-style alphabets and Chinese characters use very different parts of the brain.
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With 6,000 characters to memorize, Westerners shudder at the idea reading even the most basic street signs and instructions in Chinese. A new set of brain images shows why: Reading English-style alphabets and Chinese characters use very different parts of the brain...
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Adults thinking back rarely can remember anything before preshool, but those bright infant eyes staring back at mommy and daddy really are forming memories. It's just that babies also forget. In fact, babies' rate of forgetting is even faster than that of adults, Patricia J. Bauer of Duke University said Friday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Discover the power of thinking without thinking, and learn when to use it.
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Can&#39;t remember life before mobiles? Chances are you&#39;ll also struggle to recall your home phone number and family birthdays.