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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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...
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 signals. Recent im... Read More...
Remembering to Forget
New research suggests that it is possible to suppress emotional autobiographical memories. The study published this month by psychologists at the University of ... Read More...
Researchers Show that Memories Reside in Specific Brain Cells
Simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.Our fond or fearful memories — that first kiss or a bump in the night — leave memory... Read More...
Researchers Find Neural Signature of Mental Time Travel
Almost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania researc... Read More...