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Brain’s Working Memory Limits Tied to Learning, Not Just Capacity

Posted on February 26, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Brain’s Working Memory Limits Tied to Learning, Not Just Capacity FeaturedNeuroscience ·February 25, 2025 Summary: A new study reveals that working memory limitations stem from learning challenges rather than storage capacity. Using a computer model of the basal ganglia and thalamus, … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: How listening to nostalgic music could stave off dementia

Posted on February 20, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

https://32af5e0e1eba37f3bf81e2eca140f415.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-41/html/container.html Alzheimer’s & Dementia How listening to nostalgic music could stave off dementia By Rich Haridy February 19, 2025 Eight weeks of daily focused music-listening was found to improve connectivity in several brain regions Depositphotos View 1 Images In 2020 an … Continue reading →

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Tribute to pioneering cognitive neuroscientist Professor Eleanor Maguire. Comment so sad to read about the passing of Professor Eleanor Maguire. Ironically, when I had breast cancer 2017/18 and was writing a book about same and the impact of TBI, amnesia, loss of olfactory sense of smell, et al, I came across her work and it provided so many answers at the time, I wrote to her and she kindly replied with other links too. Below is the tribute from UCL. Quote: This is core to loss due to TBI in my case: “Eleanor substantiated her “Scene Construction Theory” with numerous studies that showed how the hippocampus constantly constructs spatially coherent scenes, automatically synthesising and anticipating representations of the world beyond what was immediately presented to the sensorium (the part of the brain that processes sensory information).This, she proposed, was what enables us to re-experience the past (memory) and imagine future events and places which is – of course – essential for navigation.

Posted on February 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

UCL NewsHome Tribute to pioneering cognitive neuroscientist Professor Eleanor Maguire 15 January 2025 UCL colleagues and alumni have paid tribute to the award-winning researcher, Professor Eleanor Maguire, whose groundbreaking studies into spatial awareness and memory, led to a deeper understanding … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Use it or lose it: The human brain will be reshaped by AI. Comment: As a person with TBI, short-term memory problems, amnesia, spatial impact proved to be a real problem for me. I found an explanation thanks to this woman Professor Eleanor Maguire (Taxi drivers in London). See details below

Posted on February 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54. “In 2000, the cognitive neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire published the study that would bring her worldwide fame. It showed that a brain region called the posterior hippocampus was larger in … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Mental Health…This personality type thrives when life gives out lemons, science finds

Posted on February 11, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Mental Health This personality type thrives when life gives out lemons, science finds By Bronwyn Thompson February 09, 2025 Some people are better at making lemonade from life’s lemons Depositphotos View 1 Images How you cope in a crisis and then … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: US approves “milestone” Parkinson’s treatment for 2025 release

Posted on February 8, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Medical Devices US approves “milestone” Parkinson’s treatment for 2025 release By Bronwyn Thompson February 04, 2025 A new treatment to allow Parkinson’s patients to better control their symptoms will be available in the US in 2025 Depositphotos View 1 Images Americans … Continue reading →

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Fast Company Works: Managers are not okay. Why we’re headed to a ‘manager crash’ in 2025

Posted on February 6, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

| FastCo Works 02-05-2025 WORK LIFE Managers are not okay. Why we’re headed to a ‘manager crash’ in 2025 New research suggests that many managers are at their breaking point—and Gen Z isn’t interested in taking their place. [Source Image: Pixabay] … Continue reading →

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What can Ireland learn from these reforms for the victims of child sexual abuse. Source: Gov.UK

Posted on February 5, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

New reforms to support victims of child sexual abuse Victims of child sexual abuse will be better supported with new reforms that prioritise their rights.From:Ministry of Justice, Sarah Sackman KC MP and The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP Published 5 February 2025 The … Continue reading →

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Fast Company Compass: Reid Hoffman says that AI can give you superpowers, Comment: as a person who sustained a TBI with amnesia, AI is just the next step from what has gone before ie X formerly Twitter for the last 11 years, and internet prior to that, it has given me a channel to communicate because Brocas makes talking a real hard thing to do. Curiosity … yes choose this instead of FEAR.

Posted on February 1, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

01-30-2025 RAPID RESPONSE Reid Hoffman says that AI can give you superpowers The LinkedIn founder talks about his new book, ‘Superagency,’ and argues that people can use AI to reshape their daily work lives. [Photo: RR] BY Robert Safian 7 minute … Continue reading →

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Big Think: Is AI eroding our critical thinking?

Posted on January 31, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Thinking — January 27, 2025 Is AI eroding our critical thinking? “Ultimately, the choice rests with each individual: whether to take the convenient route of allowing AI to handle our critical thinking, or to preserve this essential cognitive process for ourselves.” Key … Continue reading →

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