Visu-Petra, L., Cheie, L., Benga, O., & Packiam Alloway, T. (2010) Effects of anxiety on memory storage and updating in young children. International Journal of Behavioral Development. DOI: 10.1177/0165025410368945 Effects of anxiety on memory storage and updating in young children
November 17, 2010
Effects of anxiety on memory in young children
Effects of anxiety on memory storage and updating in young children From International Journal of Behavioral Development This paper presents the findings of studies that tested the visual and verbal short term memory of young children. The test on visual memory did not reveal anxiety levels had any significant influence, however the results for verbal [...]...
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September 17, 2010
A Blue Shirt and AA Batteries: Sorting Through The Mess
Storage room, garage, attic, boxes, under the bed, dorm room... Whatever we choose to call it it, we all have our secret stashes of mess. Imagine the last time you were forced to confront your secret mess pile (if you are anything like me, this is still in short-term memory) to find your blue shirt amongst the heaps of cell phone chargers, clothes, and other notebooks. A few days later, you have
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December 28, 2009
Neuroscientists store information in isolated brain tissue; possible basis of short-term memory
For the first time, neuroscientists have created stimulus-specific sustained activity patterns in brain circuits maintained in vitro.
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November 12, 2009
To Make Memories, New Neurons Must Erase Older Ones
Short-term memory may depend in a surprising way on the ability of newly formed neurons to erase older connections. A new article provides some of the first evidence in mice and rats that new neurons sprouted in the hippocampus cause the decay of short-term fear memories in that brain region, without an overall memory loss.
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November 10, 2009
Theory About Long And Short-term Memory Challenged By New Research
The long-held theory that our brains use different mechanisms for forming long-term and short-term memories has been challenged by new research.
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