Memory - Research News and Information

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

A top-down perspective on dopamine, motivation and memory.

Aug 2008 Dopamine (DA) activity, in the form of increased neural firing or enhanced release of transmitter from nerve terminals and varicosities, is linked to a number of important psychological processes including: movement;... Read more...

Interactions between medial temporal lobe, prefrontal cortex, and inferior temporal regions during visual working memory: a combined intracranial EEG and functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

16 Jul 2008 It is a fundamental question whether the medial temporal lobe (MTL) supports only long-term memory encoding, or contributes to working memory (WM) processes as well. Recent data suggest that the MTL is activated... Read more...

Extracts and constituents of Leontopodium alpinum enhance cholinergic transmission: brain ACh increasing and memory improving properties.

15 Jul 2008 Leontopodium alpinum ('Edelweiss') was phytochemically investigated for constituents that might enhance cholinergic neurotransmission. The potency to increase synaptic availability of acetylcholine (ACh) in rat brain... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Memory'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A top-down perspective on dopamine, motivation and memory. Aug 2008
• Interactions between medial temporal lobe, prefrontal cortex, and inferior temporal regions during visual working memory: a combined intracranial EEG and functional magnetic resonance imaging study. 16 Jul 2008
• Extracts and constituents of Leontopodium alpinum enhance cholinergic transmission: brain ACh increasing and memory improving properties. 15 Jul 2008
• Selective influence on contextual memory: physiochemical properties associated with selectivity of benzodiazepine ligands at GABAA receptors containing the alpha5 subunit. 10 Jul 2008
• MEF2C, a transcription factor that facilitates learning and memory by negative regulation of synapse numbers and function. 8 Jul 2008
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation over posterior parietal cortex disrupts transsaccadic memory of multiple objects. 2 Jul 2008
• Beta2 adrenergic agonist, clenbuterol, enhances working memory performance in aging animals. Jul 2008
• KIBRA gene variants are associated with episodic memory in healthy elderly. Jul 2008
• Antagonism of muscarinic M1 receptors by dicyclomine inhibits the consolidation of morphine-associated contextual memory. Jul 2008
• Neuroligin-1 is required for normal expression of LTP and associative fear memory in the amygdala of adult animals. Jul 2008
• Executive function deficits in short-term abstinent cannabis users. Jul 2008
• Prayers and memories. Jul 2008
• Declarative and procedural memory consolidation during sleep in patients with borderline personality disorder. Jul 2008
• Involuntary autobiographical memories in and outside the laboratory: how different are they from voluntary autobiographical memories? Jul 2008
• Elaborative processing and conjunction errors in recognition memory. Jul 2008
• Does training make you smarter? The effects of training on dogs' performance (Canis familiaris) in a problem solving task. Jul 2008
• Does language guide event perception? Evidence from eye movements. Jul 2008
• Spaced initial stimulus familiarization enhances novelty preference in Long-Evans rats. Jul 2008
• Effects of visual flicker on subjective time in a temporal bisection task. Jul 2008
• Emotion knowledge and autobiographical memory across the preschool years: a cross-cultural longitudinal investigation. Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Memory'

Definition: Complex mental function having four distinct phases: (1) memorizing or learning, (2) retention, (3) recall, and (4) recognition. Clinically, it is usually subdivided into immediate, recent, and remote memory.

Descriptor UI: D008568

Alternative terms: Memory;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects;

Tree Number: F02.463.425.540;

Technical Notes: human & animal