Games Matching - Memory Game (FunBrain) The object of the game is to find all of the matching pairs of cards. Lists Bad Memory-Reducing Drugs (MindBodyHealth.com) "Propranol, a medication used to treat high blood pressure, was found to reduce the memory of horrific events such as a plane crash." 11-05 News -04-29-08 Boost Memory and Become Smarter? (MSNBC News) "An intense game of Concentration or other demanding memory task might kick your intelligence up a notch or two, and the more you engage your brain this way, the smarter you might become." "Researchers reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences say that brain exercises designed to improve working memory also increase scores in fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence is the ability to reason and solve new problems. It does not rely on memory and is often thought of as having a strong hereditary component. Such intelligence is considered one of the most important factors in learning and is linked to academic and professional success, according to researchers." 04-08 Papers 10 Myths About Our Bodies (ABC News) "And that busts another big brain myth — that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Memory loss is not inevitable. Want to keep your brain young? Exercise it.'' " 'The data now indicate that an hour of games for 40 weeks can make your brain equivalent, your brain's real age, 10 years younger,' Roizen said." 06-06 Compound in Some Foods Attack Alzheimer's Agent (Scientific American) " 'Resveratrol is a natural polyphenol occurring in abundance in several plants, including grapes, berries and peanuts,' says author Philippe Marambaud of the Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders in Manhasset, N.Y. 'The polyphenol is found in high concentrations in red wines.' " "The scientists found that 40 micromoles (a measure of the amount of resveratrol in a liter of solution) cut levels of the Alzheimer's-associated molecules--amyloid-beta peptides--by more than half." 9-03 Fruit and Vegetables May Protect From Memory Losses (MSNBC News) "Purple fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries, cranberries and Concord grapes, may be especially beneficial for the brain, says Joseph. In a study on aging mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's, Joseph was able to improve their cognitive function by feeding the animals a diet high in blueberries." 11-06 Memories Have "Plasticity" (ScienceDaily.com) "Dissecting the mechanisms behind emotional memory is important because the region of the brain that governs this also controls fear and anxiety. That is why an emotional memory, such as a traumatic car accident, can activate the autonomic nervous system, causing bodily responses like an increase in heart rate, sweating and blood pressure -- even if you don't realize it." 01-07 Memory Improvement Suggestions (The Study Hall) Provides suggestions to improve your memory. Memory Techniques and Mnemonics Mind Mapping (Cave) Mind maps help organize information in an associative fashion to enhance memory and understanding. 3-01 Music Training May Increase Memory in Children (CBS News) "Researchers have found that not only did the brains of young, musically trained children respond differently to hearing music, but musical training also appeared to improve the children's memories over the course of a year." 09-06 Protein Complex in Brain Found to Cause Memory Loss (ABC News) "Scientists have identified a substance in the brains of mice that causes memory loss, which could be a target for drugs to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease." " 'Finding the specific cause of memory loss and cognitive decline gives scientists a protein complex to target,' said Professor Karen Ashe of the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, who headed the research team." 03-06 Study: Sleep Aids Memory (CBS News) "The group that slept before the exam scored 13% better on the follow-up test than the no-sleep group, the study shows.” 07-06 Woman With Perfect Memory Baffles Scientists (ABC News) AJ's "degree of recall is so much greater than any other person's in the scientific literature that it [her method of categorizing] seems unlikely to be the complete answer, McGaugh adds." "She is also quite different from savants who have surfaced from time to time with extraordinary abilities in music, art or memory." 3-06 Projects Perception and Memory Projects (Exploratorium) Provides a dozen projects related to imagery. 3-02 Rare Memory Ability May Unlock Secrets (CNN News) Williams is one of only three people in the world identified with this off-the-charts autobiographical memory, according to researchers at the University of California-Irvine who gave the condition its name: hyperthymestic syndrome, from the Greek words for excessive (hyper) and remembering (thymesis)." 05-08 Science - Perception and Memory Projects (Exploratorium) Provides a dozen projects related to imagery. 3-02 Research Alzheimer's Disease - Memory Loss in Mice Reversed (Scientific American) More than four million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease and the number is expected to balloon as the population ages. The results of a new mouse study offer fresh hope that the damage inflicted by the disease could be at least partially reversible." "In humans, two different substances that accumulate in the brain are implicated in Alzheimer's: twisted neurofibrillary tangles, which include tau proteins, and amyloid deposits comprised of toxic plaque build-up. For the study mice, after the mutant tau gene was dampened and some memory regained, their neuron numbers stabilized but the tangles remained. The tangles themselves may therefore not be responsible for causing memory problems, at least in mice." 7-05

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