How the brain pays attention
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that’s key to shifting our focus from one object to another.
3 Questions: Suzanne Corkin on new study of neuroscience’s most famous patient
Preliminary analysis of H.M.’s brain tissue lays groundwork for more comprehensive studies.
In the brain, timing is everything
Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other.
Erasing traumatic memories
New study identifies drug that could improve treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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?