How Your Brain Remembers What You Had For Dinner Last Night
A small set of hippocampal neurons activate for each episodic memory, a new PNAS study reports.... Read More...
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How We Recall the Past
Researchers have identified a neural circuit that is critical for memory retrieval. ... Read More...
Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence
According to researchers, the ability to assess memory quality appears in children, and metamemory continues to improve beyond childhood into adolescence. The findings could provide new insights into effective learning methods and assist teachers to devise new educational strategies.... Read More...
Brain Circuit Necessary For Memory Formation Identified
Long-term memories remain 'silent' for about 2 weeks before reaching a mature state, a new study reports.... Read More...
Brain Connections Which Keep Related Memories Distinct From Each Other Identified
Researchers report episodic memory function becomes disrupted when neural pathways that allow communication between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are deactivated.... Read More...
Connection Found Between Memory Mechanisms And Resistance To Epilepsy
Researchers identify a specific mechanism that can provide resistance to epilepsy but also damages a specific type of memory.... Read More...
Your Dog Remembers What You Did
A new study provides evidence that dogs may also have episodic memory.... Read More...
Rats Have Greater Episodic Memory Than Previously Thought
According to a new study, rats can remember more than 30 events in context.... Read More...
How Memories Are Linked in the Brain
A new study provides insight into how certain memories become linked in the brain.... Read More...
Infantile Memory Study Points to Critical Periods in Early-Life Learning for Brain Development
A new study on infantile memory formation in rats points to the importance of critical periods in early-life learning on functional development of the brain.... Read More...
Middle Age Memory Decline a Matter of Changing Focus
Memory decline that starts during middle age may be the result of changes in what information the brain focuses on when forming and retrieving memories.... Read More...
Mind Your Busyness
A new study hints that living a busy lifestyle may have benefits for mental function.... Read More...