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While people have wondered about déjà vu for a long time, only recently have scientists started experimentally investigating what might trigger it.
A history of heavy drinking increases vulnerability to, and the severity of, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and related dementias, with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) identified as the strongest modifiable risk factor for early-onset dementia. Heavy drinking has increased markedly in women over the past 10 years, with mature adult women reporting a 41% increase in heavy drinking days during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This raises concern over the impact of excessive alcohol consumption during mature adulthood on dementia-related outcomes in both the short- and long-term. As a first pass attem...
MIT researchers have identified a circuit in the anterior thalamus that is necessary for remembering how to navigate a maze. This region could offer a promising target for treatments that could help reverse memory loss in older people, without affecting other parts of the brain.
Schwammige Erinnerungen 9. Juli 2021 Innere Bilder sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil unserer Erinnerungen – doch was, wenn sie fehlen?© catscandotcom/ Getty images „Sowohl die Erinnerung als auch die Imagination umfasst eine Art ‚Wiedererleben‘ – ein Heraufbeschwören von Sinneseindrücken“, erklärt der Neurowissenschaftler Adam Zeman. Beim Gedächtnis handelt es sich dabei um die Eindrücke vergangener Ereignisse oder Erfahrungen, bei der Imagination um autonome, von konkreten Ereignissen losgelöste Eindrücke. Fakten ja, Sinneserfahrungen nein Menschen mit Aphantasie haben daher...
Recordings of many speakers will be available to registered attendees until June 26.