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Verbal Fluency Might Predict Human Longevity

A new study suggests that verbal fluency—the ability to recall and use words effectively—may be a strong predictor of longevity.

Researchers analyzed data from the Berlin Aging Study, tracking 516 participants aged 70 to 105 over nearly two decades.

Among various cognitive abilities tested, verbal fluency stood out as the most closely linked to lifespan, while other factors like perceptual speed and episodic memory showed weaker associations.

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Infant Memory Formation Begins Earlier Than Thought

Babies as young as 12 months old can form memories, but retrieval issues may explain why humans experience infantile amnesia.

Using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers found that the infant hippocampus—the brain region responsible for episodic memory—can encode individual experiences.

In the study, infants aged 4 to 25 months viewed images while undergoing neuroimaging, revealing memory formation beginning around their first birthday.

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Brain Activity Reveals How We Learn From Mistakes

A new study reveals that animals learn much faster than previously thought by tracking brain activity in mice as they acquired new skills.

Researchers found that mice could learn a task in as few as 20-40 attempts, contradicting the belief that they require hundreds or thousands of trials.

Surprisingly, this learning occurred in the sensory cortex, a brain region typically associated with perception rather than cognition.

Even after learning the correct response, mice continued making mistakes, suggesting they were testing the boundaries of their knowledge.

The findings suggest that animals, including humans, might know more than they initially demonstrate and use trial-and-error to refine their skills.

This research provides insight into how the brain separates learning from performance, reshaping our understanding of how knowledge is formed and applied.

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