Topic “Degenerative diseases”

In psychology, memory is an organism's mental ability to store, retain and recall information. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing the memory. The late nineteenth and early twentieth century put memory within the paradigms of cognitive psychology. In recent decades, it has become one of the principal pillars of a branch of science called cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

Do Digital Diaries Mess Up Your Brain?

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/03/digital.diary.brain.mind/

Dr. Gary Small, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of the UCLA Center on Aging, commented in a Nov. 3 CNN website article about the effect digital technologies that allow individuals to increasingly document their daily lives may have on human memory.

UCLA Technology & Aging Conference Held Oct. 30

Article link:

http://www.caregiving.com/2009/10/ucla-technology-aging-conference-will-be-held-...

Caregiving.com ran a brief about the UCLA Center on Aging’s second annual “UCLA Technology & Aging Conference,” on Oct. 30 that will explore cutting-edge innovations affecting every aspect of senior life.

First-time Internet users find boost in brain function after just one week

You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web. The findings, presented Oct.