Delivering the latest buzz on fitness, nutrition and wellness
for Syracuse University students. by Rachael Grannell, blogger
We are bombarded with information everyday. We get it from our
classes, the media, and conversations with our friends. From the
minute we wake up, to the seconds before we go to sleep our
brain is processing those messages. When you wake up in the
morning, you remember only some of that information. You can
probably remember what your professor talked about in lecture,
the assignments you have due, or maybe some assignments and not
others. So how is it that we can remember certain things while
forgetting so many more? A new study published in the Feb. 2
issue of The Journal of Neuroscience explains that the brain
evaluates our memories while we sleep and decides which ones are
most important to store in our long-term memory. The study
shows: Instead of EEG results, here’s some things we can take
away from the study: