FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 13, 2023·4 min readThe Dynamics of Memory-Encoding Synapses in the Brains of Live MiceResearchers used neuroimaging technology to show the creation and elimination of synapses between neurons in the brains of living mice. The findings provide insight into what happens when memories are created and forgotten. The research could pave the way for new treatments for PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 12, 2021·2 min readStudy Showing How the Brain Retrieves Facts and May Help People With Memory ProblemsA shared set of brain regions play a vital role in the retrieval of weak memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2020·5 min readMemory cells that help us interpret new situations identifiedHippocampal neurons that store abstract memories of prior experiences activate when new, but similar events take place.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2019·4 min readHow memories form and fadeStable memories are encoded by teams of neurons firing in synchrony, providing redundancy that enables the memory to persist over time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2019·2 min readDeep brain stimulation modifies memoryStimulating the posterior cingulate cortex increased hippocampal gamma-band power and strengthened the connections between the two brain regions. Using deep brain stimulation could help to treat memory disorders and cognitive impairment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 1, 2019·4 min readWhy Two People See the Same Thing But Have Different MemoriesResearchers investigate why two people who experience the same event often have different memories of what occurred.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2018·7 min readHow the Brain Experiences TimeResearchers have identified a network of cells in the entorhinal cortex that appear to play a key role into putting experience into a temporal context.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 4, 2018·4 min readProtein Pair Quickly Makes Memories of New PlacesA new study reveals how neurogranin and FMRP help encode memories of new places.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2018·3 min readQuiet Rest Helps Us Retain Detailed MemoriesResearchers report resting for 10 minutes after learning a new piece of information helps us to create and retain more detailed memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2018·3 min readAnxiety Can Help Your MemoryManageable levels of anxiety can help people to better recall details of events, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 27, 2017·5 min readHow the Brain Selectively Remembers New PlacesMIT researchers have identified a brain network that allows the brain to record memories of new places.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 28, 2017·6 min readSegmentation and Consolidation Mechanism of Long Term Memories IdentifiedIDIBELL researchers have discovered a mechanism that allows us to segment experiences into memory units. Rapidly reactivating memories can lead to long term memory consolidation, they note.Read More
