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Older People Use Different Parts of Brain to Store Memories

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Neuroscientists from Duke University Medical Center have discovered that older people use their brains differently than younger people when it comes to storing memories, particularly those associated with negative emotions.
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Updated: Feb. 13, 2009
Published: Dec. 22, 2008
URL: http://www.dukehealth.org/health_library/video/older_people_use_different_parts_of_brain_to_store_memories