FeaturedNeuroscience·January 26, 2023·5 min readEvents Serve as “Stepping Stones” en Route to Retrieved MemoriesPeople use event boundaries as "stepping stones" to scan their memories when attempting to recall specific facts or pieces of information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2023·5 min readHuman-Approved Medication Brings Back ‘Lost’ Memories in MiceRoflumilast, a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of COPD and asthma helps retrieve learning memories following a period of sleep deprivation in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 5, 2020·4 min readScientists monitored brains replaying memories in real timeFiring patterns of neurons that occurred following a word-learning task are replayed fractions of a second later, before recalling the words. Findings suggest the brain uses distinct firing patterns to store and replay memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 21, 2019·4 min readWhy we remember our youth as one big hedonistic partyWere we as hedonistic as we remember as teens? Most likely not. Researchers look at how we recall memories of our past years and how our youthful experiences helped us form our current identities.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 17, 2017·6 min readHow We Recall the PastResearchers have identified a neural circuit that is critical for memory retrieval.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2016·4 min readResearch Points to Orb2 as a Physical Substrate for Memory Strength and RetentionResearchers report Orb2 plays a vital role in memory formation and retrieval in fruit flies. Additionally, JJJ2 appears to assist Orb2 in the formation of long term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 16, 2016·6 min readMemories Lost to Alzheimer’s Can Be FoundUsing optogenetics, researchers have successfully retrieved 'missing' memories in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 17, 2015·5 min readRetrieving Hidden Traumatic MemoriesAccording to a new study, researchers have discovered a mechanism in the brain which can restore stress related and unconscious memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2015·3 min readEncoding and Retrieving Memories: Understanding Hippocampal Function at the Cellular LevelResearchers report the successful memory encoding and retrieval occurs in the dorsal area of the rat hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 28, 2015·4 min readResearchers Reactivate Lost Memories With OptogeneticsA new study claims researchers have been able to reactivate memories which could not otherwise be retrieved by using optogenetics.Read More
