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·September 22, 2021·4 min read

Sniffing Out How Associative Memories Are Formed

Dopamine-controlled fan cells in the lateral entorhinal cortex are required for the formation of associative memories.

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·August 20, 2020·6 min read

Rewriting the Rules of Machine-Generated Art

Deep layers of artificial neural networks can be edited to generate surprising and abstract images.

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·October 7, 2019·4 min read

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

A newly developed artificial neural network allowed researchers to insert inhibitory circuits into the model, altering the excitatory circuits and enabling them to extend associative memory.

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·April 3, 2019·3 min read

The brain’s auto-complete function

Neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in parallel to hippocampal neurons during associative memory tasks.

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·May 16, 2018·4 min read

Our Brains Are Obsessed with Being Social

Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.

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·February 14, 2017·3 min read

How the Brain Maintains Useful Memories

A new study reveals how the brain encodes useful memories while losing the irrelevant and minor details over time.

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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

Study Shows Older Adults Struggle to Recall Names When Music Is Playing

For older adults, background music can interfere with memory recall tasks.

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·March 3, 2014·3 min read

A Sparse Memory Is a Precise Memory

Researchers discover a key to forming distinct associative memories lies in how information from the senses is encoded in the brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 14, 2011·2 min read

Scientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative Memory

Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections...