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·September 8, 2025·3 min read

REM Sleep Reactivation Locks Memories in Place

Rare adult-born neurons in the hippocampus are reactivated during REM sleep, locking waking experiences into long-term memory. Using genetically modified mice, they found that these neurons fire in the same patterns during sleep as they did during learning.

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·February 18, 2026·8 min read

Less Experience Leads to Faster Neural Adaptation

A new study finds that the brain learns better from spaced-out, rare events than from constant repetition, challenging 100 years of Pavlovian theory.

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·February 23, 2026·7 min read

Brain May Treat Seizures As Memories

The brain is a master at learning, but sometimes it learns the wrong things. Scientists find that sleep after a seizure acts as a "save button" for epilepsy.