Blocking microglia prevents infant forgetting and improves memory in mice, suggesting they play a key role in memory ...
Getting older goes hand in hand with forgetfulness — like not remembering the name of the new restaurant in town or misplacing your glasses. And while it can be frustrating, it isn’t instantly ...
Babies of every species from mouse to human rapidly forget things that happen to them—an effect called infantile amnesia. A ...
It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...
Scientists have found that blocking microglia (specialist immune cells in the brain) prevents infant forgetting ("infantile ...
Aging is a natural part of life, but with it comes an increased risk of cognitive decline. Memory lapses that once seemed harmless can gradually become more serious, and for millions of older adults, ...
For a long time, neuroscientists treated this forgetting as a cognitive glitch or a simple lack of brainware maturity. But a ...
For most people, it would be hard to imagine a life in which the mind did not routinely discard once-remembered details—from temporarily memorized facts and figures to the characteristics of people ...