Early Development of Memory for Space and Time
Researchers report episodic memory develops in distinct stages during postnatal maturation.... Read More...
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Why Two People See the Same Thing But Have Different Memories
Researchers investigate why two people who experience the same event often have different memories of what occurred.... Read More...
Measuring Speed of Mental Replay of Movies Gives Insight into Accessing Memories
Study reports people access fully detailed memories at different speeds and levels of detail, often accessing older information first. Findings could help developing treatments for those with PTSD, researchers say.... Read More...
How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall
After creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report.... Read More...
How the Brain Combines Memories to Solve Problems
Using AI technology, researchers provide new insight into how the human brain connects individual episodic memories to help solve problems.... Read More...
What’s Your First Memory? Did It Ever Really Happen?
What is the earliest memory you can recall? How sure are you the event really happened? Researchers say our earliest memories are more likely to be fictional.... Read More...
How the Brain Experiences Time
Researchers have identified a network of cells in the entorhinal cortex that appear to play a key role into putting experience into a temporal context.... Read More...
How Does Attention Impact False Memory Susceptibility?
A new EEG study reveals people who are less able to sustain their attention long terms are more susceptible to creating false memories.... Read More...
fMRI Reveals Memory in Sleeping Toddlers
A neuroimaging study of sleeping two year olds reveals how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall.... Read More...
Super-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to Performance
Resilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say. ... Read More...
New Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn Physics
A neuroimaging study reveals brain areas not commonly associated with science learning become active when people complete physics problems.... Read More...
Neuroscientists Find First Evidence Animals Can Mentally Replay Past Events
Indiana University researchers provide evidence that rats are able to mentally replay memories of past events. The study reveals the animals' memories were long lasting and resistant to interference from other memories, both of which are hallmarks of episodic memory, researchers say.... Read More...