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A New Environment Boosts Your Memory (But Not for Everyone)

This shows a still of an old fashioned sail boat in a virtual environmentExploring a new environment helps boost dopamine levels which are projected to the hippocampus, decreasing the threshold for learning. However, in older people, the novelty of a new environment doesn't boost memory as much as it does in younger people.

from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/beqRhnA

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