Joshua ShavitJul 1, 2022Harvard researchers discover how the brain controls symptoms of sicknessWhat most people don’t know is that it’s actually the brain behind why you feel sick. It’s a result of the immune system kicking into gear.
Joseph ShavitMay 26, 2022Scientists identify how the brain links memoriesOur brains rarely record single memories—instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one memory triggers others.
Joseph ShavitMar 10, 2022How does the brain make memories?In a Cedars-Sinai study, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience.
Joseph ShavitMar 8, 2022How does the human brain create memories?Researchers have identified two types of cells in our brains that are involved in organizing discrete memories based on when they occurred.
Joshua ShavitSep 27, 2021New research “sniffs out” how memories are formedThe ability to remember relationships between unrelated items (an odor and a location, a song and an event) is known as associative memory
Joseph ShavitSep 18, 2021Do certain sounds make you smile? Study lists the Top 40 memory-triggering sounds for adults A study found that a waterfall, bird songs and waves crashing on a beach are among the sounds that can bring back happiest memories.
Joseph ShavitAug 19, 2021How people manipulate their own memoriesPeople remember past experiences through the so-called episodic memory system and can manipulate their memories on three levels.
Joseph ShavitJun 14, 2021Study finds that our earliest memories can start from the age of two-and-a-halfNew study and a review of decades of data pushes the memory clock back over a year, but the study confirms everyone is different