Warming skin to improve memory

By Janna Mantua
Backed by And1, Julie Asick, Donald Marron, Jeremy Reppy, Jimmy Antonsson, Emily Newton, Oscar Jasklowski, and John Manoogian III
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
PsychologyNeuroscience
Open Access
$325
Raised of $1,950 Goal
17%
Ended on 12/31/14
Campaign Ended
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    on 12/31/14
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  • Ahnjili
    Ahnjili
    Hi Janna, my name is Ahnjili and I am a neuroscience student and I am writing my final dissertation on how interference affects memories in rats. Over the last two semesters I've been focusing on sleep patterns and memory consolidation and hence I've taken a great a great interest in your project. If you are at all interested in having a lab assistant (unpaid or paid) over the summer of 2015, it would be an honour for me to take that role.
    Dec 30, 2014
  • Jimmy Antonsson
    Jimmy AntonssonBacker
    Best of luck! Greeting from Sweden :) // Jimmy
    Dec 17, 2014
  • And1
    And1Backer
    This seems like an interesting question! Good luck.
    Dec 01, 2014
  • Julie Asick
    Julie AsickBacker
    Your research interests me on a personal level. I'm a 66 year old woman with memory issues. I did one-on-one testing with a psychologist and found no problems. But in my daily life I'm often forgetful. I have to get up every couple hours during the night and also have mild sleep apnea. So anything that could help me get more quality sleep is of interest. I wonder, though. Say the research supports your hypotheses... Do you have any ideas about how to make sleepware that would be affordable? I hope you get the funding you're seeking. Julie, Countryside, Illinois
    Nov 29, 2014
  • Janna Mantua
    Janna MantuaResearcher
    Hi Julie, thanks so much for your support. I hear often from those with sleep issues that they feel forgetful, yet they have no memory issues "on paper." Are you currently on apnea treatment? Before entering grad school, I was studying the link between cognitive decline and sleep apnea. It's still unclear whether sleep apnea is a direct cause for forgetfulness, but I can definitely say that apnea treatment is beneficial for maintaining cognitive functioning. Anyway, I personally do not have a plan for making this technology affordable, but a few colleagues in neighboring departments at UMass do. Hopefully we can put our heads together and come up with a prototype -- but the research must come first! Feel free to keep in touch with any sleep questions, and thank you again :)
    Nov 30, 2014