memory

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Can't remember last night? 48% of drinkers have had a blackout by age 19

05 Feb 2021

Adolescents who had more and more blackouts each year had a much higher risk of developing severe alcohol problems.

Being 'mind-blind' may make remembering, dreaming and imagining harder, study finds

23 Jun 2020

Aphantasia – being blind in the mind’s eye – may be linked to more cognitive functions than previously thought, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.

Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making: neuroscience study

02 Apr 2020

Learned connections between stimuli and reward – like the positive emotions associated with popular brands – have a powerful influence over our future decisions. Scientists have started to discover why.

Our most read medicine stories of 2019

23 Dec 2019

The most popular stories of 2019 take us from identifying semi-identical twins in pregnancy to reversing the negative effects of menopause.

Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory, UNSW study finds

19 Sep 2019

UNSW researchers have found links between junk food consumption and loss of spatial memory in a recent animal study.

Health check: can eating certain foods make you smarter?

26 Mar 2019

We pick healthy foods to look after our bodies, but research shows certain healthy choices can also benefit our brains.

Exercising immediately after study may help you remember

24 Aug 2017

UNSW research should encourage schools and even nursing homes to consider adopting exercise routines to assist memory.

Probiotics may not always be a silver bullet for better health

15 Mar 2017

UNSW researchers have investigated the impact of probiotics on gut health and cognitive function, and found they don't always live up to their promise and could even have negative impacts on memory.

What happens in the brain when you no longer need the information you’ve learnt?

19 Jan 2015

Why is it that we lose the information we have learnt? Is it still there but inaccessible, or is it gone forever, asks Amy Reichelt.

Junk food can harm memory in a week

17 Dec 2013

Even a short-term diet of junk food can have a detrimental effect on cognitive ability with impaired memory and brain inflammation after just a week, UNSW reseach finds.

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