Schlagwort: Memory
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Why deep sleep promotes our memory Slow brain waves make the cerebral cortex particularly receptive
It has been known for almost 20 years that slow, synchronised excitation waves during deep sleep support memory formation. It was previously unknown why this is the case. A research team from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has now provided an explanation in the journal Nature Communications*. The slow waves make the cerebral cortex, the seat…
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How is our memory wired Pattern completion process
The black box of the human brain is beginning to open. Although animal models are crucial to our understanding of the mammalian brain, the less frequently collected human data is revealing important features. In a paper published in Cell, a team led by the Jonas Group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)…
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Cooperation in society How our memory influences our behaviour
Co-operation often arises through ‘direct reciprocity’, where help is based on mutuality. A study shows that strategies that take into account several past moves of a fellow player promote co-operation. It is crucial to analyse the entire behaviour rather than just the frequency of cooperation. This emphasises the importance of a longer memory and complex…
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Autobiographical memory in the digital age – our lives reflected in our data
Never before have people recorded more information about their lives than today. But what does this mean for the way we remember our lives and how we talk about them? A research team from the University of Würzburg and the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen is trying to find answers to these questions. Together…