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·June 23, 2015

Synapses Last as Long as the Memories They Hold

A new study confirms that synapses between hippocampal neurons remain for the duration of an episodic memory. Read More

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·June 5, 2015

Age Related Memory Loss Put To The Test

A new study reports that while the ability to recall specific details may diminish with age, other types of memories may not. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·April 30, 2015

Research Aims to Accelerate Memory Function for Skill Learning

New research to investigate the role of neural replay in memory formation and recall. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 22, 2014

Light Alcohol Consumption During Later Life Associated With Better Episodic Memory

Moderate alcohol consumption in people over the age of 60 is linked to greater hippocampal volume and better episodic memory, a new study reports. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 9, 2014

Erasing Memory With Light

Using optogenetics, researchers erase specific memories in mice. Read More

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·October 1, 2014

Lift Weights, Improve Your Memory

Do you want to improve your memory? A new study suggests you participate in a spot of weight lifting. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·November 29, 2013

Memories Are Geotagged with Spatial Information

A new study which used a video game where people navigate through a virtual town helps researchers to pinpoint how spatial information is incorporated into memory, and why remembering a specific experience can trigger memories of events which occurred in the same location. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 25, 2013

Neuroscientists Plant False Memories in Mice Brains and Locate Where Brain Stores False and Authentic Memory Traces

Neuroscientists appear to have implanted memories in mice and appear to have located where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 27, 2013

Discovery About Animal Memory Opens Doors to Research on Memory Impairment Diseases

A new study offers evidence of source memory in nonhuman animals. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 19, 2013

Reading the Minds of Mice

Researchers recently developed a system for observing real-time brain activity in a live mouse. The device could prove useful in studying new treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 29, 2013

In-Brain Monitoring Shows Memory Network

Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers show that areas of the brain work simultaneously to recall memories. The approach promises new insights into how we remember details of time and place. Read More

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·June 26, 2012

Researchers Show Neural Fingerprints of Memory Associations

Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of electrical... Read More

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