New research from The University of Texas at Dallas suggests that long-term cannabis use can harm memory, primarily by disrupting sleep quality. The study, published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, examined how cannabis use, sleep, and memory interact, offering insights beyond previous studies that analyzed these factors separately. Read More: How sleep quality […]
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Using smartphones can actually boost memory skills
Using digital devices, such as smartphones, could help improve memory skills rather than causing people to become lazy or forgetful, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Surprisingly, the study shows that using smartphones helps people remember both information that is saved and also not saved on the device. Neuroscientists have previously expressed concerns […]
Electrical brain stimulation can boost memory function in older people
Electrical brain stimulation using a non-invasive cap can help boost older people’s mental scores to those of people 20 to 30 years younger, according to a study published on Monday. The research, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, found that age-related decline in working memory can be reversed by stimulating two key brain areas at […]