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Memory special: Do we even know what memory is for?

Remembering the past is useful, but the real purposes of memory may be quite different – from planning for the future to learning to communicate

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Health

Bone hormone released during exercise may lead to new memory-loss drug

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Subliminal messages can make you forget memories without realising

Mind

Subliminal messages can make you forget memories without realising

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Edge of Memory: Distrusting oral tradition may make us more ignorant

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How to hack your unconscious… to boost your memory and learn better

Humans

How to hack your unconscious… to boost your memory and learn better

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Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

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Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

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Humans

The dreams you forget are the most important for learning

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Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

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Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

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Stoner app lets cannabis users keep track of how high they are

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Stoner app lets cannabis users keep track of how high they are

A series of smartphone tests that score memory and reaction are intended to make cannabis use safer and lead to a better understanding of the drug

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Humans

We can read memories by analysing brain gene activity

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Humans

People with Tourette's may be better at learning without trying

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Humans

Love at first sight is really just lust or even false memory

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Health

Brain training game linked to lower dementia risk a decade later

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