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Liff, Mark I. – Physics Teacher, 2010
The unusual thermal behavior of rubbers, though discovered a long time ago, can still be mind-boggling for students and teachers who encounter this class of polymeric systems. Unlike other solids, stretched elastic polymers shrink upon heating. This is a manifestation of the Gough-Joule (G-J) effect. Joule in the 1850s studied the thermal behavior…
Descriptors: Heat, Scientific Concepts, Memory, Science Instruction
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Miller, Courtney A.; Sweatt, J. David – Learning & Memory, 2006
Post-retrieval interference with a memory has uncovered a phenomenon known to the field as reconsolidation. In this article, we will review the specific molecular mechanisms that have been implicated in reconsolidation. As a result of numerous studies over the past five years, it can now be said with a fair amount of certainty that reconsolidation…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Learning Processes