improved memory retrieval, suggesting the interactive effect of the drugs on memory formation.
But in the future, "deep brain stimulation or drugs that improve memory retrieval may help treat cognitive memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease," she says.
Pre-test intra-BLA microinjection of different doses of NMDA (0.005 0.05 μg/rat) reversed scopolamine-induced amnesia and improved memory retrieval.
The results also revealed that intra-DH infusions of a β-adrenoceptor agonist salbutamol (0, 0.0025, 0.005, 0.01 and 0.02 μg/mouse) by itself had no significant effect, however, along with an ineffective dose of ethanol (0.25 g/kg) significantly improved memory retrieval.
In addition to the fact that bringing information to mind directly improves memory for that information, engaging in retrieval practice can produce indirect benefits as well (see Roediger et al., 2011).
Now in the lab, using optogenetics, we'll be able to identify the neurons necessary for memory retrieval and determine whether stimulating those neurons improves memory in mice with Alzheimer's.
Elevated sparseness of representations figures to enhance the execution of intuitive social logics by improving memory storage capacity, retrieval rates, selectivity, and overall processing efficiency.
Importantly, both overt and covert retrieval practice improved memory over control groups without retrieval practice, even when feedback was not provided.
While retrieval practice can be very powerful at improving memory, some research shows that pressure during retrieval can undermine some of the learning benefit.
However, if retrieval success is extremely low, then it is unlikely to improve memory (e.g., Karpicke, Blunt, et al., 2014), particularly in the absence of feedback.
