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·September 19, 2025·5 min read

Eye Movements Reveal Hidden Memories Beyond What People Report

A new study demonstrated that eye movements can serve as a powerful tool for detecting memory, even when people report not remembering. In experiments, participants rewatched animation clips with surprising events, and their gaze naturally shifted toward the spot of the surprise, indicating stored memory.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 16, 2025·5 min read

Brain Balances Rhythms to Switch Between Memory Recall and Novelty

Researchers discovered how the brain flexibly switches communication pathways depending on context, balancing between memory recall and processing new information. The mechanism depends on the interaction of slow (theta) and fast (gamma) rhythms, regulated by distinct inhibitory circuits.

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·September 8, 2025·3 min read

REM Sleep Reactivation Locks Memories in Place

Rare adult-born neurons in the hippocampus are reactivated during REM sleep, locking waking experiences into long-term memory. Using genetically modified mice, they found that these neurons fire in the same patterns during sleep as they did during learning.

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·September 3, 2025·5 min read

How the Brain Extinguishes Fear Memories

Scientists have, for the first time, identified the brain signals linked to extinguishing fear memories in humans. Using implanted electrodes and advanced Representational Similarity Analysis, they showed that theta activity in the amygdala increases when previously unpleasant cues are re-learned as safe.

This shows the outline of a woman, pills, and "negative memories" flowing from her head.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 29, 2025·5 min read

Hormonal Contraceptives Influence Memory of Emotional Events

A new study reveals that hormonal contraceptives may shape both emotional responses and memory processing in women. Compared with naturally cycling women, users of hormonal birth control had stronger emotional reactions and remembered fewer details of negative events when using regulation strategies like distancing or reinterpretation.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 28, 2025·6 min read

Inside the Minds That Never Forget: Exploring Hyperthymesia

Autobiographical memory allows us to relive experiences, form identity, and project into the future. A rare few, known as hyperthymesics, can recall events from their lives with remarkable precision, linking them to specific dates and vivid sensory details.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 24, 2025·6 min read

Music After Learning Boosts Memory, But Only at the Right Emotion Level

A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right. Researchers found that volunteers who experienced moderate arousal while listening to music were better at recalling details, while those with stronger or weaker emotions remembered only the gist.

This shows a man with headphones on and musical notes swirling around him.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·August 20, 2025·5 min read

Songs Don’t Just Move Us, They Shape Memories

A new study reveals that different types of music shape the emotional tone of the memories they evoke. Acoustic, lower-energy songs often triggered personal memories filled with calmness, romance, and sadness, while energetic, less acoustic songs sparked memories of social fun, excitement, and amusement.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·August 20, 2025·3 min read

Blocking Protein Reverses Age-Related Memory Loss

Aging disrupts memory by increasing levels of the protein FTL1 in the hippocampus, new research shows. In mice, excess FTL1 caused neurons to grow abnormally and led to memory decline, while reducing FTL1 reversed these impairments.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 18, 2025·5 min read

New Neuron Type Controls How Accurately We Recall Memories

Scientists have identified a previously unknown group of inhibitory neurons defined by the adhesion molecule Kirrel3. These neurons receive input from dentate granule cells and project strongly onto CA3 hippocampal neurons, placing them at a critical juncture for memory retrieval.

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·August 11, 2025·5 min read

Brain’s Memory Rhythm: How Neurons Sync to Store and Recall

Researchers studying people with epilepsy have discovered that nerve cells in the medial temporal lobe coordinate their firing with slow brain waves to encode and retrieve memories. This synchronization, known as theta-phase locking, occurs at one to ten cycles per second and is active during both learning and recall.

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·August 9, 2025·5 min read

Why Some 80-Year-Olds Have the Memory of 50-Year-Olds

For 25 years, scientists have studied “SuperAgers”—people aged 80 and above whose memory rivals those decades younger. Research reveals that their brains either resist Alzheimer’s-related plaques and tangles or remain resilient despite having them.

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Memory

Eye Movements Reveal Hidden Memories Beyond What People Report

Brain Balances Rhythms to Switch Between Memory Recall and Novelty

REM Sleep Reactivation Locks Memories in Place

How the Brain Extinguishes Fear Memories

Hormonal Contraceptives Influence Memory of Emotional Events

Inside the Minds That Never Forget: Exploring Hyperthymesia

Music After Learning Boosts Memory, But Only at the Right Emotion Level

Songs Don’t Just Move Us, They Shape Memories

Blocking Protein Reverses Age-Related Memory Loss

New Neuron Type Controls How Accurately We Recall Memories

Brain’s Memory Rhythm: How Neurons Sync to Store and Recall

Why Some 80-Year-Olds Have the Memory of 50-Year-Olds

When a Hug Turns Dark: How Manipulative Partners Use Touch

Tobacco and Cannabis Together Alter Brain’s “Bliss Molecule” System

Your Brain Navigates Mental Maps Differently Than Real Ones

How the Brain Learns New Facts About Imaginary Worlds

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