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·February 26, 2015·3 min read

Bumblebees Make False Memories Too

A new study explores false memory in bumble bees.

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·January 23, 2015·3 min read

Why All Nighters Don’t Work

Researchers link a single pair of neurons to sleep and memory consolidation in Drosophila.

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·January 22, 2015·3 min read

Genome Wide Search Reveals New Genes Involved in Long Term Memory

Researchers have identified genes involved in long term memory in c.elegans.

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·January 14, 2015·2 min read

Electrical Stimulation ‘Tunes’ Visual Attention Using Long Term Memory

A new study challenges current understanding of how visual attention is focused, as well as the roles of long and short term memory.

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·December 19, 2014·7 min read

Lost Memories Might Be Able to Be Restored, Researchers Report

A new study reports long term memories might not be stored in synapses, as was previously thought.

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·November 18, 2014·2 min read

Study Reports Musicians Show Advantages in Long Term Memory

Professional musicians might have the edge when it comes to long term memory, a new study reports.

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·November 3, 2014·3 min read

Neuroscientists Offer Novel Insight on Brain Networks

A new study looks at how the brain changes as we age and how different areas of the brain communicate with one another.

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·August 12, 2014·2 min read

A Gene Linked to Disease Found to Play a Critical Role in Normal Memory Development

Researchers report huntingtin plays a critical role in long-term memory.

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·June 6, 2014·3 min read

That Sounds Familiar, But Why?

Mathematical theories called global similarity models appear to correctly explain processing in the medial temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with long term memory.

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·February 12, 2014·4 min read

What Makes Memories Last

Researchers identify a protein which initiates the formation of stable long term memories.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 29, 2014·3 min read

H.M.’s Brain Yields New Evidence

A postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.