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Memories aren t static and are re-written regularly, according to a new study.
We d like to imagine our brain to be a factory where memories are made, stored and pulled out each time we want to remember an event. However, science has shown that memories are constantly edited and updated to suit current environment. This up-gradation of memories, science says, helps us process new information.
In the present study, researchers at Northwestern University and colleagues used brain scans and eye tracking devices to understand how memories get re-written.
Their study was based on 17 men and women who were shown 168 objects in different backgrounds such as an underwater scene or a desert. Next, they were given a set of backgrounds and asked to place the object where they think they saw it the first time. Researchers found that all participants failed to place the object in the right place.
You flip on the TV there’s COVID-19 talk. You scroll through headlines on your phone COVID-19. Your news app notifications are filled with, you guessed it, the latest on COVID-19.
Reports related to COVID-19 have dominated the news almost every day for more than a year at this point. During all this coverage, you’ve probably heard it referred to as an epidemic, pandemic, and endemic but despite the way these terms get tossed around, they’re not the same. In fact, there are some key differences among them. Consider this your cheat sheet on the vocabulary of viruses.
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You finally tuck yourself into bed knowing you have a busy day tomorrow, but you can’t seem to quiet your thoughts to doze off. You toss and turn, and the worry creeps in.
Ugh, I’m going to be exhausted tomorrow. Of course, this line of thinking doesn’t help and keeps the vicious cycle going.
We’ve all found ourselves in this scenario, and that’s because how we sleep is deeply personal. A snooze-inducing strategy that works for one person isn’t guaranteed to help another night owl. But experts are starting to see lots of promise in calming practices that have steadily been spiking in popularity: mindfulness and meditation.
Published: Apr 28, 2021
DURHAM, N.C. (BUSINESS WIRE) Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. (NASDAQ: AERI), an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma, ocular surface diseases and retinal diseases, today announced it will participate and have poster presentations at the virtual Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, to be held May 1-7, 2021. The posters will highlight topics ranging from additional research findings on netarsudil to potential new product candidates such as the new class of corticosteroid anti-inflammatories.
The following posters are independent research and not sponsored by Aerie Pharmaceuticals: