Memory

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Programs of gene expression during the laying down of memory formation as revealed by DNA microarrays.

Many experiments in the past have demonstrated the requirement of de novo gene expression during memory formation. In contrast to the initial reductionistic view that genes relevant to learning and memory would be easily found and would provide a simple ...
Sebastiano Cavallaro, Velia Dagata, Daniel L Alkon (Neurochem Res, 200210)
programs-gene-expression-laying-down-memory-formation-revealed-dna.asp

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Expertise, attention, and memory in sensorimotor skill execution: impact of novel task constraints on dual-task performance and episodic memory.

Two experiments explored the attention and memory processes governing sensorimotor skill. Experiment 1 compared novice and experienced golf putting performance in single-task (putting in isolation) and dual-task conditions (putting while performing an ...
Sian L Beilock, Sarah A Wierenga, Thomas H Carr (Q J Exp Psychol A, 200210)
expertise-attention-memory-sensorimotor-skill-execution-impact-novel.asp

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Neural basis of protracted developmental changes in visuo-spatial working memory.

Developmental studies have shown that visuo-spatial working memory (VSWM) performance improves throughout childhood and adolescence into young adulthood. The neural basis of this protracted development is poorly understood. In this study, we used ...
H Kwon, A L Reiss, V Menon (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 200210)
neural-basis-protracted-developmental-changes-visuo-spatial-working.asp

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Separating relational from item load effects in paired recognition: temporoparietal and middle frontal gyral activity with increased associates, but not items during encoding and retention.

Working memory is affected by items stored and the relations between them. However, separating these factors has been difficult, because increased items usually accompany increased associations/relations. Hence, some have argued, relational effects are ...
Steven Phillips, Kazuhisa Niki (Neuroimage, 200210)
separating-relational-item-load-effects-paired-recognition.asp

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Demystifying wine expertise: olfactory threshold, perceptual skill and semantic memory in expert and novice wine judges.

We investigated recognition and identification of wine-relevant odours as a function of domain-specific expertise. Eleven wine experts and 11 wine novices participated in tasks measuring olfactory threshold, odour recognition, odour identification, and ...
Wendy V Parr, David Heatherbell, K Geoffrey White (Chem Senses, 200210)
demystifying-wine-expertise-olfactory-threshold-perceptual-skill.asp

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Self-defeating personality and memories of parents child-rearing behaviour.

A group of 132 nonclinical volunteers was given the Self-defeating Personality Scale and a short version of the Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran (EMBU) scale to explore correlations of scores for adults self-defeating traits with memories of parents ...
Bianca Pezzarossa, Alberto Della Rosa, I Alex Rubino (Psychol Rep, 200210)
self-defeating-personality-memories-parents-child-rearing-behaviour.asp

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Long-term effects of breast-feeding in a national birth cohort: educational attainment and midlife cognitive function.

OBJECTIVE: A recent meta-analysis showed that breast-feeding confers a 3.2 point increment in cognitive function through adolescence. Little is known, however, about possible longer-term effects of breast-feeding. We investigated the effect of ...
Marcus Richards, Rebecca Hardy, Michael E J Wadsworth (Public Health Nutr, 200210)
long-term-effects-breast-feeding-national-birth-cohort-educational.asp

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Synapse formation is associated with memory storage in the cerebellum.

The idea that memory is encoded by means of synaptic growth is not new. However, this idea has been difficult to demonstrate in the mammalian brain because of both the complexity of mammalian behavior and the neural circuitry by which it is supported. ...
Jeffrey A Kleim, John H Freeman, Rochelle Bruneau, Brian C Nolan, Natalie R Cooper, Alison Zook, Drew Walters (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 200210)
synapse-formation-associated-memory-storage-cerebellum.asp

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Distinguishing visuospatial working memory and complex mental calculation areas within the parietal lobes.

The present study was aimed at differentiate, within the parietal cortex, the areas underlying visuospatial working memory/attentionnal processes and those devoted to arithmetic processing. We compared, using positron emission tomography, the cerebral ...
Laure Zago, Nathalie Tzourio-Mazoyer (Neurosci Lett, 200210)
distinguishing-visuospatial-working-memory-complex-mental-calculation.asp

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ADHD outside the laboratory: boys executive function performance on tasks in videogame play and on a visit to the zoo.

One current theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) proposes that a primary deficit in behavioral inhibition gives rise to secondary deficits in 4 executive functions and motor control. To date, empirical support for this model is based ...
Vivienne Lawrence, Stephen Houghton, Rosemary Tannock, Graham Douglas, Kevin Durkin, Ken Whiting (J Abnorm Child Psychol, 200210)
adhd-outside-laboratory-boys-executive-function-performance-tasks.asp