Discovering hippocampal connections responsible for episodic memory
MIT neuroscientists map neural circuits involving the CA2 region of the hippocampus.
Balancing old and new skills
MIT model explains how the brain can learn novel tasks while still remembering what it has already learned.
How old memories fade away
Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments.
Neuroscientists plant false memories in the brain
MIT study also pinpoints where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.
An unforgettable life
MIT neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin shares her memories of the world’s most famous amnesia patient.
How attention helps you remember
New study finds long-overlooked cells help the brain respond to visual stimuli.
Researchers show that memories reside in specific brain cells
Simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.
Reversing Alzheimer’s gene ‘blockade’ can restore memory, other cognitive functions
Neuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs.
3 Questions: John Gabrieli on studying traumatic memories
Sept. 11, 2001, is a day that lives in infamy. But how accurately do we remember it?
How the brain assigns objects to categories
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.
When four is not four, but rather two plus two
MIT neuroscientists redefine the limits of visual working memory.
What makes an image memorable?
Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.
A head of time
For the first time, neuroscientists find brain cells that keep track of time with extreme precision.