Sounds presented during sleep associated with previously learned stimuli reactivated memory and improved memory storage.
While the overall memories of an experience are stored in the hippocampus, individual details are parsed and stored in the prefrontal cortex.
The mood in which a baby is in when it learns new information plays a key role in their ability to recall information.
Altering the structure of perineuronal nets could be a mechanism that underlies sleep-induced memory changes.
A new study reports participating in light physical activity, such as yoga or tai chi, can help to increase connectivity between brain areas responsible for memory formation and storage.
A new, whole brain map of neural connectivity reveals low frequency activity rhythms drive communication between key areas involved in memory processing.
