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Psychology researchers used virtual reality and MRI technology to better understand how locations help us encode memories.

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Few moments are more heartbreaking for families of Alzheimer’s disease patients than when a loved one no longer recognizes them. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine may ...

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