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·July 23, 2018·5 min read

How Experience Changes Basics of Memory Formation

Researchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.

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·February 8, 2018·5 min read

The Molecular Mechanisms Behind Memory Formation

Researchers have identified a cellular pathway that encodes memories by strengthening specific neurons.

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·September 7, 2017·2 min read

A New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage Revealed

A new study questions traditional views of how memories are formed and stored in the brain. Additionally, researchers propose a new mechanism for learning.

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·August 17, 2017·6 min read

Mind Flex: Neurons Involved in Memory and Learning Less Stable and More Flexible Than Thought

Harvard researchers reveal neurons associated with memory formation may be far more flexible than previously believed. They report their findings point to plasticity in neural networks that help with the integration of new information.

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·July 6, 2017·6 min read

Controlling Memory By Triggering Specific Brain Waves During Sleep

Using optogenetics, researchers manipulated pulses of neural activity during non REM sleep that made mice either remember of forget things they had learned. This novel study demonstrated that altering sleep spindle oscillations during sleep has an impact on memory formation and retention.

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·May 31, 2017·2 min read

Think You Know How to Improve Your Memory? Think Again!

Researches report memory isn't a single entity and memory formation can be enhanced by different brain states.

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·December 8, 2016·5 min read

Honeybee Memories Could Unlock Another Piece of Alzheimer’s Puzzle

Blocking DNA methylation affects memory formation in honeybees, a new study reports.

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·December 6, 2016·5 min read

Brain Blocks Formation of New Memories on Waking to Safeguard Consolidating Existing Memories

According to a new study, the brain blocks the ability for creating new memories shortly after waking in order to prevent the disruption of the stabilization of memory consolidation that occurs during sleep.