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A type of brain cell called astrocytes play a crucial role in stabilizing memories in the brain.Credit: Jose Calvo/SPL Why are we able to remember emotional events so well? According to a study published today in Nature1, a type of cell in the brain called an astrocyte is a key player in stabilizing memories for long-term recall. Astrocytes were thought …

We’ve all been told that many short study sessions beat one long, all-night “cramming” marathon. That basic idea – called the signal spacing effect – shows up again and again in memory research. Here’s the twist: signs of this memory spacing effect don’t stop at the neurons in the brain. A surprising lab study reveals that spacing out …

S ince debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbeque,” Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop lyricism, and his top-tier penmanship has powered a catalog of 17 solo albums. He’s always paid respect to pioneers, with songs like 2007’s “Where Are They …

Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images “Half of my life is on this app and now they expect us to pay for it.” One-star reviews and a sense of injustice have dominated online discussion since the popular messaging app Snapchat became the latest tech firm to put a price tag on a service people previously enjoyed using for free. The app’s …

Nearly a decade after becoming a digital time capsule for your life’s moments, Snapchat is set to put a price on its Memories feature. The company announced last week that it’s capping free Memories storage at 5GB. If your Memories exceed the limit, you will need to either export them or sign up for one of Snapchat’s new Memories Storage …

Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images Snapchat has announced it will start charging for storing photos and videos – prompting a backlash from users who have built up a large archive of old posts. The popular messaging app has allowed users to save and store previously posted content in its Memories feature since it was introduced in 2016. But it says …

There was an air of emptiness and despair at Chichester City Football Club on Friday afternoon as people arrived to pay tribute to Billy Vigar, the 21-year-old who died following an accident on a football pitch. Chichester City announced on Thursday that Vigar had passed away after sustaining a “significant brain injury” during their away fixture against Wingate & Finchley …

Why do some memories are strangely vivid, while some seem to be blurry? For ages, the memory-mystery puzzled researchers, but now, a new research conducted at Boston University has shed light on this intriguing phenomenon. The study reveals that the brain prioritizes certain experiences based on their emotional significance and the process behind it, as scientists have named it, is …

Why the brain hangs on to some memories but lets others fade  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he still has good memories of U.S. President Donald Trump and urged Washington to drop its demand the North surrender its nukes as a precondition for resuming long-stalled diplomacy. READ MORE: China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim pledge deeper ties between nations at meeting in Beijing Speaking to …