Forgetting is Key to a Healthy Mind. Mind & Brain Features December 23, 2011 Email Print See Inside Letting go of memories supports a sound state of mind, a sharp intellect--and superior recall By Ingrid Wickelgren Image: Photoillustration by Aaron Goodman In Brief We can will ourselves to forget; a neural circuit like the one that inhibits actions governs the ability to reject memories we neither want nor need. Emerging data provide support for Sigmund Freud’s controversial theory of repression, by which unwanted memories are shoved into the subconscious. The inability to forget can impede emotional recovery in trauma victims; it is also associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. If you practice rebuffing recollections, you are likely to get better at it.
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Dairy products in adult diets improve cognitive function. Adults who consume dairy products at least once daily have higher cognitive function than those who rarely or never drink milk or eat dairy foods, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia and University of Maine. Those who consumed the most dairy products had the highest scores in an extensive cognitive test battery that included multiple measures of visual-spatial ability, verbal memory, working memory, reasoning ability and executive functioning (the ability to plan, organize and integrate cognitive functions). Those who seldom or never consumed dairy performed lower than average for this study population. The research was led by doctoral student in nutrition and psychology Georgina Crichton of the University of South Australia, in collaboration with UMaine psychologist/epidemiologist Merrill “Pete” Elias, and psychologists Michael Robbins and Gregory Dore.
Cheese was the most popular dairy product, most often eaten two to four times a week. How Tasty Foods Change The Brain.
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