FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2020·4 min readNew study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occurThe medial temporal lobe and medial parietal cortex work in tandem to assist in the recognition of faces and places.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 10, 2015·4 min readWhat’s Your Memory Style?Researcher report a tendency to better recall episodic details over facts may be inherent to the individual.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 6, 2017·4 min readBlame Tired Brain Cells For Mental Lapses After Poor SleepUCLA researchers report sleep deprivation prevents neurons from correctly connecting with each other, resulting in temporary cognitive lapses in visual perception and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 14, 2018·4 min readNew Cell Type in Human Brain May Play Critical Role in Visual SearchResearchers have identified a new functional type of cell in the medial temporal lobe that may play an essential role in visual search.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 5, 2016·4 min readHow the Hippocampus Influences Future ThinkingResearchers report the hippocampus isn't just important for remembering past events, it also plays a vital role in future planning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2022·5 min readStudy Addresses Major Outstanding Question in Theoretical Models of MemoryCommunication between the medial temporal lobe and prefrontal cortex determines how our experiences become memories. As the brain areas mature, the precise way they interact allows for the better formation of long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2017·4 min readYour Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or NotWhether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 12, 2018·4 min readSitting is Bad for Your Brain, Not Just Your Heart or MetabolismA new study reports people who sit down too much during middle to older age show signs of thinning in the medial temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with the formation of new memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2014·3 min readH.M.’s Brain Yields New EvidenceA postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 2, 2020·9 min readWhy Some Words May Be More Memorable than OthersSome words are far more memorable than others. Researchers discovered our memories are wired into neural networks that allow the brain to search for these memories, much like the way search engines track down relevant information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2016·4 min readWhat Can Google Tell Us About ‘the Memory Web’ in the Brain?A new study helps to untangle the memory web by shedding light on how neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory provide long term coding of associations between concepts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 28, 2018·6 min readNew Insight on How Memory WorksStudy reports declarative memory depends upon conscious knowledge of what has been previously learned. Researchers discovered conscious knowledge is compromised in those with damage to the hippocampus. The findings shed new light on how the hippocampus controls the process of memory.Read More
