Memory

Heavy use of cannabis recently or at any point in a person’s lifetime was tied to decreases in brain function during a working memory task, a new cross-sectional analysis showed.

An instructional video regarding two stroke-related mnemonics was linked to faster 911 call response for suspected stroke, according to a study presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Younger and middle-aged adults were more often affected by neurologic symptoms of long COVID than their older counterparts, regardless of how severe their initial infection was, data in Annals of Neurology show.

During assessments of episodic memory, processing speed, and inhibition and attention, children with vs. without asthma had poorer scores, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Features of memory retention in cells may result from embedded signaling dynamics in the body, with information stored best in spaced bursts rather than in a single, massed event, according to research from Nature Communications.

Persistent higher or moderate-to-increasing inflammation that begins in early adulthood may result in worsening midlife executive function and processing speed, according to data published in Neurology.

DENVER — Deterioration of memory and executive functions were associated with worsening quality of life for those with Parkinson’s disease over a 3-year period, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Children with vs. without atopic dermatitis are more likely to experience learning and memory difficulties, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Daily multivitamin supplementation was linked to benefits in both memory and cognition, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

False memories are not associated with delusions in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.