Memory

Chess Experts Differ in Chunk Memory & Brain Connectivity vs. Novices (2024 Study)

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Expert chess players use chunk memory to make better decisions, showing unique brain connectivity that helps them perform well even against tougher opponents. Highlights: Consistent Performance: Expert chess players perform equally well regardless of the difficulty level, unlike beginners whose performance drops with increased difficulty. Stronger Brain Connections: Experts show stronger connections in specific brain …

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Dual N Back Training Improves Working Memory Function

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A new study published in Scientific Reports provides insight into which memory training techniques are most effective at improving working memory. The research compared an adaptive n-back training task to the memory palace technique over 20 days of training. Both groups improved on trained tasks, but n-back training showed greater transfer to untrained working memory …

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Low Doses of Caffeine: One Cup of Coffee Alters Brain Waves to Enhance Cognition

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A new study finds that drinking a small amount of caffeine in the morning may improve alertness, memory, and attention in healthy young men. The caffeine dose was equivalent to about one cup of coffee. Key Facts: 25 healthy young men drank either a placebo or 50 mg of caffeine (amount in a cup of …

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New Research Upends Long-Standing Theory on How Memories Form

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Groundbreaking new research challenges decades of accepted neuroscience dogma on how memories are formed in the brain. The study provides strong evidence that the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP), widely believed to be the cellular mechanism underlying memory formation, relies on structural changes in neurons rather than enzymatic activity as long thought. Key Takeaways: LTP …

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Outsmarting Alzheimer’s: How Your Education and Genes Can Change Your Destiny

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Summary: A new study reveals how certain genes and education levels impact Alzheimer’s disease risk, even in individuals destined to develop dementia. Key facts: The APOE gene influences Alzheimer’s onset in people with a genetic mutation causing early-onset Alzheimer’s. Having APOE e4 accelerates onset of decline while APOE e2 delays it. More years of education …

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