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The Mind's Storehouse: Other Brain Structures Involved in the Memory Game
Different parts of the prefrontal cortex are involved in storing information referred to as the working memory. The more distinctive a memory trace, the more likely it can be retrieved later. If something interesting or emotionally exciting occurs, ...
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Stressed to the Limit: Stress and Susceptibility to Disease
Certain physiological reactions to stress can increase our vulnerability to infections diseases like colds or flu. A number of researchers did a series of studies to determine why. One factor seems to be that lymphocytes which serve an immune functi...