News tagged with amnesia
Brown professor continues debate over recovered memory
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Fueling the debate over the controversial psychiatric disorder known as dissociative amnesia, or repressed memory, Brown University political scientist Ross Cheit is challenging claims by two Harvard University psychiatrists. ...
Classifying concussions could help kids
Mar 02, 2009 |
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It's estimated that more than a half million kids in the U.S. go to the hospital each year with a concussion.* That's an average of a kid per minute- every minute of every day. Some concussions are worse than others but it ...
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Research shows why you should believe your eyes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Changes in a person's eyes can show that they've seen something before, even when they're pretending they haven't, research by University of Sussex doctoral student Becky Heaver reveals.
Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After three days of completing Earth-commanded activities without incident last week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit had a bout of temporary amnesia Friday, April 17, and rebooted its ...
Hypnosis study reveals brain's 'amnesia centers'
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Brain scans of hypnotized people that are taken as they forget and are triggered to remember have revealed neural circuitry that is key to the memory suppression and recall process. The researchers who conducted the study ...
Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover had gone more than six months without an episode of amnesia-like symptoms like those that appeared on four occasions earlier this year.
Spirit Resumes Driving While Analysis of Problem Behaviors Continues
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove on Thursday for the first time since April 8, acting on commands from engineers who are still investigating bouts of amnesia and other unusual behavior ...
Do you remember what you did on March 13, 1985?
May 13, 2009 |
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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.
Memory function varies after damage to key area of the brain
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered dramatic differences in the memory performance of patients with damage to the hippocampus, an area of the human brain key to memory.
Patients with amnesia 'live in the present'
Jan 16, 2007 |
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Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, have shown that people with damage to the hippocampus, the area of the brain that plays a crucial role in learning and memory, not only ...
Sick of the same old thing? Researchers finds satiation solution
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 19, 2009 |
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Have you ever gotten sick of pizza, playing the same computer game, or had a song stuck in your head for so long you never wanted to hear it again? If you have, you may suffer from variety amnesia. In new research, Joseph ...
Study: Lies detrimental for the memory
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Dutch scientists say people who pretend they can not remember something -- lie about the subject - and negatively affect their real memories.
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