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This image is a stylized diagram of the hippocampus. The parahippocampal gyrus labeled at bottom center.

Featured Psychology

·September 25, 2013·1 min read

Feelings Forge Stronger Memories

A new study reports bad experiences enhance memory formation about places.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 21, 2014·2 min read

Mechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells Discovered

Electrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 25, 2018·5 min read

Just a Few Drinks Can Change How Memories Are Formed

Researchers report alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and alters protein expressed in neurons, forming craving that fuel addiction.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 9, 2018·3 min read

Memory Brainwaves Look the Same in Sleep and Wakefulness

A new study reports the brain mechanisms responsible for triggering memory are identical, whether a person is awake or asleep.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 26, 2014·3 min read

Focus on Naturally Occurring Protein to Tackle Dementia

Researchers provide evidence that an absence of MK2/3 is linked to early signs of dementia.

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·February 18, 2023·2 min read

In Vivo Synaptic Dynamics in Various Memory States

Researchers have identified the in-vivo dynamics of synapses that underlie fear memory formation and extinction in the living brain.

Featured Neurology

·October 22, 2015·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Plaques Impair Memory Formation During Sleep

Amyloid beta deposits influence brain activity during sleep and impair memory formation.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 12, 2013·2 min read

Scientists Pinpoint Proteins Vital to Long-Term Memory

Researchers have identified a group of proteins essential to the formation of long-term memories.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 2, 2019·4 min read

A NEAT discovery about memory

NEAT1, a noncoding RNA appears to play a significant role in memory formation.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 28, 2023·3 min read

Studying Brain Oscillations to Understand What Makes a Memory Stick

Memory formation requires higher-frequency ripples in the hippocampus and lower-frequency ripples in the parietal cortex. However, to make a memory stick, coordinated high-frequency ripples between the hippocampus and parietal cortex are required.