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·August 21, 2023·6 min read

Memory’s Future Focus: It’s Not Just What, but Why We Remember

Our ability to process sentences relies on the dynamic nature of working memory, where information is not just stored, but also integrated with our future intentions. New research reveals that visual memories adapt according to our future use of that information.

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·March 5, 2023·7 min read

How Common is Face Blindness?

Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is believed to affect up to 2.5% of the population. However, researchers say prosopagnosia may be on a spectrum and the number of cases may be far higher, estimating up to 1 in 33 people may meet the criteria for face blindness.

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·August 19, 2022·5 min read

When Alzheimer’s Degrades Cells That Cross Hemispheres, Visual Memory Suffers

Alzheimer's disease disrupts some forms of visual memory by degrading a newly identified brain circuit that connects the primary visual cortex of each hemisphere.

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·January 26, 2022·4 min read

Can Brain Stimulation Improve Memory Formation?

Electrical stimulation improves verbal memory for those with responsive neurostimulation implants when activated during certain memory tasks.

This is a cartoon of a child looking at a butterfly. Her father is calling her over in the background, but her brain is full with the image of the butterfly

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·January 22, 2022·5 min read

In Visual Memory, Size Matters

In natural vision, visual memories of an image are affected by the size of the vision on the retina.

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·October 28, 2021·4 min read

Action Video Games Make Players Better Learners of Visual and Memory Tasks

Video games high in action content help players to become quicker learners, researchers report.

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·June 20, 2021·5 min read

Memory Helps Us Evaluate Situations on the Fly, Not Just Recall the Past

While commonly implicated in long-term memory, researchers report the hippocampus plays a critical role in short-term memory and decision making.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·June 13, 2021·4 min read

Aphantasia Explained: Some People Can’t Form Mental Pictures

Aphantasia is marked by the inability to generate visual images in the mind's eye. Researchers explore the neurobiological basis for the disorder.

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·June 9, 2021·6 min read

As Novel Sights Become Familiar, Different Brain Rhythms and Neurons Take Over

As novel visual patterns become familiar, stark changes occur in the visual cortex. Gamma rhythms give way to low-wave beta waves, and the neural activity switches from PV neurons in favor of inhibitory SOM neurons.

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·May 28, 2021·3 min read

Evidence for New Type of Memory

New research indicates the existence of an unconscious iconic memory store that supports predictions made by the global workspace theory of consciousness. It also shows that visual masking does not erase memory traces of masked stimuli but only limits conscious access.