This site is primarily focused on reporting on cognitive and brain research, providing the evidence-based foundations for the articles on Mempowered, and my books.
For more user-friendly advice about improving your memory, or dealing with cognitive problems, go to my companion website Mempowered.
Dr Fiona McPherson has written several books on memory & learning, including:
Successful Learning Simplified NEW!
How to Approach Learning: What teachers and students should know about succeeding in school FREE!
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Data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study, involving 6,467 postmenopausal women (65+) who reported some level of caffeine consumption, has found that those who consumed above average amounts of coffee had a lower risk of developing dementia. Caffeine intake was estimated from... Posted: Fri, 17 March 2017 |
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In the past few months, several studies have come out showing the value of three different tests of people's sense of smell for improving the accuracy of MCI and Alzheimer's diagnosis, or pointing to increased risk. The studies also add to growing evidence that a decline in sense of smell is an... Posted: Fri, 24 March 2017 |
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Chemo-brain common among women with breast cancer
A study involving 581 breast cancer patients and 364 healthy age-matched people (mean age 53) has found that women with breast cancer reported significantly greater cognitive difficulties for up to six months after chemotherapy. Cognitive... Posted: Mon, 20 March 2017 |
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We've all done it: used the wrong name when we know the right one perfectly well. And we all know when it's most likely to happen. But here's a study come to reassure us that it's okay, this is just how we roll. The study, based on five separate surveys of more than 1,700 respondents,... Posted: Fri, 13 May 2016 |
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We know that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in making strong memories. Now a mouse study helps us get more specific — and suggests how we can help ourselves learn. The study, involving 120 mice, found that mice tasked with remembering where food had been hidden did better if... Posted: Wed, 22 March 2017 |
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Data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study, involving 6,467 postmenopausal women (65+) who reported some level of caffeine consumption, has found that those who consumed above average amounts of coffee had a lower risk of developing dementia. Caffeine intake was estimated from... Posted: Fri, 17 March 2017 |
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We know that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in making strong memories. Now a mouse study helps us get more specific — and suggests how we can help ourselves learn. The study, involving 120 mice, found that mice tasked with remembering where food had been hidden did better if... Posted: Wed, 22 March 2017 |
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Untreated sleep apnea in children shrinks brain & may slow development
Brain scans of children who have moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea have found significant reductions of gray matter across the brain. The study compared brain scans from 16 children (aged 7-11) with... Posted: Tue, 21 March 2017 |
