http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- The author of a new report suggests the belief that harsh interrogation and torture techniques are effective is a form of folk neuroscience that is not supported by scientific evidence, and does not fit with what we know about how the brain works. http://www.physorg.com/news173424688.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:00:02 EST news173424688 According to a new review of neuroscientific research, coercive interrogation techniques used during the Bush administration to extract information from terrorist suspects are likely to have been unsuccessful and may have had many unintended negative effects on the suspect's memory and brain functions. A new article, published by Cell Press on September 21st in the journal, Trends in Cognitive Science, reviews scientific evidence demonstrating that repeated and extreme stress and anxiety have a detrimental influence on brain functions related to memory. http://www.physorg.com/news172766365.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:40:14 EST news172766365 If somebody asks you "Do you remember what you did on March 13, 1985?" you are very likely to answer "I don't know", even if your memory is excellent. http://www.physorg.com/news161427474.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 09:58:09 EST news161427474 People grumbling their way through the grimness of winter have better recall than those enjoying a carefree, sunny day, Australian researchers have found. http://www.physorg.com/news158686778.html Medicine & Health Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:40:19 EST news158686778 Remembering negative events tends to result in more false memories than remembering neutral events, according to Cornell professor of human development Charles Brainerd. http://www.physorg.com/news152982872.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:15:03 EST news152982872 (PhysOrg.com) -- As a child did you hate brussel sprouts? Do you remember such a preference or did your parents remind you afterwards, ensuring a lasting dislike of the vegetable? Or do you have a phobia in adult life, invoked by a memory from the past that no-one else remembers? http://www.physorg.com/news139159412.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:23:32 EST news139159412 Do you know someone who claims to remember their first day of kindergarten? Or a trip they took as a toddler? While some people may be able to recall trivial details from the past, laboratory research shows that the human memory can be remarkably fragile and even inventive. http://www.physorg.com/news138375512.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:38:32 EST news138375512