A new study has suggested certain effective ways to remind elders if they've taken their daily dose of medicine - knocking on wood or patting yourself on the head, while popping those pills.
"In extended medication-taking situations, the habitual nature of the task may make it difficult for older adults to remember whether or not they took the medication on a particular day, especially if pill boxes are not used," explains Mark McDaniel, Ph.D., lead author of the study and a professor of psychology in Arts and Sciences at Washington University.
Working Memory Benefited By Short Stressful Events
Acute stress resulting from short stressful incidents can actually enhance learning and memory, says researchers at the University at Buffalo.
Acute stress resulting from short stressful incidents can actually enhance learning and memory, says researchers at the University at Buffalo.
"Our results indicate that older adults can use these sorts of more complex motor tasks to effectively reduce repetition errors in habitual prospective memory tasks, such as taking a daily medication," he added.
The study has been published in a recent issue of the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition.
Neural Stem Cells Can Rescue Memory In Elders With Advanced Alzheimer's Disease
For the very first time, scientists in US have shown that neural stem cells can rescue memory in mice with advanced Alzheimer's disease.
For the very first time, scientists in US have shown that neural stem cells can rescue memory in mice with advanced Alzheimer's disease.
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Research Says Brain Develops Motor Memory for Prosthetics
New research says that the brain can achieve motor memory with a prosthetic device, providing hope that physically disabled people can one day master control of artificial limbs with greater ease.
New research says that the brain can achieve motor memory with a prosthetic device, providing hope that physically disabled people can one day master control of artificial limbs with greater ease.
Unimpaired Alzheimer's Patients Undergo Early Memory Disruption
In a new study, researchers have discovered an early disruption in the process of memory formation in older humans who exhibit some early brain changes associated...
In a new study, researchers have discovered an early disruption in the process of memory formation in older humans who exhibit some early brain changes associated...
