Too much activity in certain areas of the brain is bad for memory and attention

(University of Nottingham) Researchers led by Dr Tobias Bast in the School of Psychology at The University of Nottingham have found that faulty inhibitory neurotransmission and abnormally increased activity in the hippocampus impairs our memory and attention.

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