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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240807225459.htm) Memory loss in aging and dementia: Dendritic spine head diameter predicts memory in old age
Aug 7th 2024, 22:54

Over the course of life, memory fades with varying degrees, robbing older people of the ability to recollect personal experiences. This progressive, nearly inevitable process has long been hypothesized as a consequence of nature's removal of dendritic spines, a key component of synapses, from brain neurons as they age. Resarchers now provide evidence that the preservation of past life experiences is maintained by the quality -- not the quantity -- of synapses in old age.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240806131243.htm) Anxiety reframed can make business pitches more effective
Aug 6th 2024, 13:12

It may be possible to turn anxiety into a superpower in some scenarios, recent research indicates. The study found that if entrepreneurs preparing to make a funding pitch connected their pitch anxiety to their passion for their venture, judges ranked their performance higher. Perhaps even more importantly, the judges were also more likely to recommend them for funding. This emotion reframing involved the entrepreneurs recognizing that they were feeling anxious partly because the project means so much to them. Entrepreneurs who tried other strategies to deal with pre-pitch anxiety, including suppressing or distracting themselves, did less well.

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Baltimore, MD

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