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Concussion: More than ‘getting your bell rung’

By Alison Pearce Stevens / February 20, 2013

Scientists are studying the brain and helmets to better understand and prevent concussions. Researchers at Virginia Tech use this device to test how well helmets protect heads. Credit: Courtesy of Steven Rowson

This common brain injury can cause serious — and lasting — damage

Posted in Brain & Behavior | Tagged athletic injury, axon, balance, brain, brain injury, cells, concentration, concussion, Dennis Molfese, dizziness, feature, football, headache, memory, nervous system, neuron, sledding, STAR helmet ratings, Steven Rowson, Summer Ott, unconsciousness, University of Nebraska, University of Texas Medical Center, Virginia Tech

Baby brain, adult disease

By Stephen Ornes / January 24, 2013

Newborns with a certain version of a gene are more likely to have a smaller medial temporal lobe (blue spots). This brain region is also smaller in adults with Alzheimer’s disease. People with the gene version are three times more likely to develop the disorder, which affects memory.

Scientists find signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of infants

Posted in Brain & Behavior | Tagged Alzheimer’s disease, ApoE, brain, cells, gene, genetic variant, getinvolved, medial temporal lobe, memory, molecular genetics, nervous system, neurology, neuroscience, newborns, psychiatry, Rebecca Knickmeyer, topstories, University of North Carolina

A slime with memory

By Stephen Ornes / October 25, 2012

A slime mold, like the one shown here, leaves a trail of snotlike goo behind it. New research shows that a slime mold can tell where it’s been and usually avoids traveling on its own previous paths. Credit: Courtesy of Audrey Dussutour

Even without a brain, this slime mold knows where it’s been

Posted in Microbes, Fungi & Algae | Tagged Chris R. Reid, getinvolved, memory, microorganism, mucus, nuclei, nucleus, P. polycephalum, Physarum polycephalum, plasmodium, protists, slime mold, unicellular life. cells, University of Sydney

Chimp’s gift for numbers

By Stephen Ornes / July 5, 2012

yumu the chimpanzee plays a number memory game faster and more accurately than any human player. Credit: T. Matsuzawa, Primate Research Institute

Translating numbers into colors may explain an animal’s apparent memory trick

Posted in Animals | Tagged Ayumu, chimpanzee, getinvolved, memory, Nicholas Humphrey, primate, psychology, synesthesia, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, topstories, zoology

DNA takes notes

By Stephen Ornes / June 4, 2012

DNA, a tightly coiled molecule found in almost every living cell, may be used as a memory device. Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute

Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged DNA, enzyme, getinvolved, Jerome Bonnet, memory, Stanford University

Contemplating thought

By Susan Gaidos / February 20, 2009

Your brain is more complex than a computer, but the two are similar

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged brain, memory, nervous, nervous system, neuron