It's too early to say whether Targacept's drug will improve Alzheimer's treatment, but it has been given to 540 people in 12 prior trials for indications including mild cognitive impairment, which is often a precursor to Alzheimer's and age-associated memory impairment.
With time, neuroscience research uncovered two parts of the brain that evidence neurogenesis: the hippocampus, associated with memory formation, and the olfactory bulb, associated with the sense of smell.
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And because the SanDisk brand was already associated with memory cards and USB devices, it wasn't a great leap for customers to accept a flash music player from the same company.
This is done by examining the combined concentration of gray and white matter, or nerve cells and fiber tracts, in parts of the brain not normally used for verbal processing the hippocampus and cerebellum, normally associated with memory and motor learning.
"In the not-too-distant future, firms will be able to tell precisely if an advertising campaign or product redesign triggers the brain activity and neurochemical release associated with memory and action, " predicts James Bailey, professor of organizational behavior at George Washington University.
These are the parts of the brain most closely associated with working memory.
But I suspect that nothing would have pleased Neil Armstrong more than to have his memory associated with scientific exploration.
Growth has also benefited from the larger memory requirements associated with newer, more visually and feature rich computing platforms and software applications, and the storing and play back of higher quality media files such as high definition video.
Genetic variations between people are associated with different levels of working memory.
Three had suffered from mild cognitive impairment - a more severe form of memory loss than that associated with ageing but less severe than Alzheimer's.
Stage IV: This stage is commonly associated with more significant cognition problems and memory loss.
Favorite music or songs associated with important personal events can trigger memory of lyrics and the experience connected to the music.
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Repeated use has been associated with cases of liver damage and may impair one's memory.
And he can't imagine what it would be like to attempt to recall things without their associated taste, though he is quick to say he wouldn't place his memory in the realm of the savants.
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