(Natural News) Everyone can agree that good memories evoke happy feelings. For some, simply reminiscing on childhood memories is enough to give them pleasure, while for others, finding happiness is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. And often, these people are the ones who turn to using substances which they eventually abuse. But there are some […]

(Natural News) Memories play a huge part in human experience. New York-based researchers say the brain is capable of immediately identifying the most important occasions and prioritizes those memories for preservation. In a study supported by Columbia University (Columbia), the brain was shown to rewind events that turned out to be highly rewarding for a […]

(Natural News) You may not realize this now, but you could be suffering from “trapped emotions,” or what is commonly known as emotional baggage. Like an illness that remains untreated until it worsens and affects your health, neglecting emotional baggage instead of dealing with it properly can also affect your physical health. What is emotional baggage? […]

(Natural News) “Don’t go to bed angry.” It’s a piece of advice married couples often hear, but does this actually have any scientific basis? According to several studies, it does because going to bed while you’re upset can strengthen negative memories. Sleeping while angry may aggravate any negative memories you might have, making them harder to […]

(Natural News) American researchers reported that they implanted the memory of a sea snail into another individual snail. The technique might very well be applied to humans in the future, allowing memories to be transferred, altered, or even erased. The researchers developed the technique with Aplysia snails, which are also called sea snails, sea hares, […]

(Natural News) The ability to implant artificial thoughts, memories, and sensory experiences into people’s brains isn’t that far off, according to new reports. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley are working on a new technology that they say will one day make it possible to perform virtual brain implants – all from a device […]

(Natural News) The human brain holds many mysteries, among which are the specifics of how exactly memories work. There are a lot of different theories as to how the brain operates as far as memory as a function is concerned, but now researchers have finally made some real progress towards a better understanding of it. […]

(Natural News) Scientific research on the human brain has yielded some very interesting results. According to the world’s foremost experts on the subject, they have made significant progress on the road to understanding human memories. Soon, they expect to be able to not only understand human memories fully but also to manipulate them at will. […]

(Natural News) It’s something that happens to many people every day: you walk outside of the subway tunnel, look around, and instantly realize right where you are and head on your way. As simple as it sounds in theory, the mechanisms underlying this nearly-automatic act are so complex that scientists have long struggled to understand […]

(Natural News) Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating condition, known for its potential to wipe away its sufferers’ most treasured memories — but recent research has inspired new hope for those who struggle with memory loss. A team of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center has discovered that it may be possible to retrieve memories otherwise […]