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Self Portrait 6

Out of mind, out of sight: suppressing unwanted memories reduces their unconscious influence on behaviour

18 Mar 2014

New research shows that, contrary to what was previously assumed, suppressing unwanted memories reduces their influence on behaviour, and sheds light...

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Storica allows users to revisit any aspect of their lives in extreme detail, producing digital stories and an array of graphs and data which may help people to find out more about what is influencing their feelings and behaviour.

Dear digital diary…

12 Aug 2013

A powerful life-logging tool which captures and stores memorable moments in people’s lives is being developed by two researchers who argue that it...

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Part of the fuselage of the aircraft which crashed near Smolensk in April 2010.

Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn

28 Sep 2012

Swathed in conspiracy and suppressed by the Soviet establishment, the historical truth about the Katyn murders remained obscure for more than half a...

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London street photo.

Look familiar?

04 Apr 2012

Introducing the online game for Londoners which researchers hope will one day influence the shape of the nation’s capital.

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Brain scan

Test your memory!

10 Jan 2012

Online test allows public to assess their recall; scientists will use data to study long-term memory.

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Grouper and moray.

Memory like a fish

09 Dec 2011

The traditional belief that fish have short memory spans may not be as true as we thought. Gates scholar Alex Vail is carrying out research that...

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Verdun Memorial.

Do Memorials Matter?

21 Oct 2011

For the Festival of Ideas, Dr Dacia Viejo-Rose, a researcher on the CRIC research project, will discuss the unexpected impact and diverse use of...

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20ml

Addiction treatment – genes can play a part

04 Jan 2011

Imagine a one-off cure for drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) instead of today’s life-long therapy regimes.

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Map

'Memory wars' of Eastern Europe

01 Apr 2010

A €1 million study will shed light on the role of cultural memory of the soviet era in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

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