Researchers have mapped hundreds of semantic categories to the tiny bits of the cortex that represent them in our thoughts and perceptions. What they discovered might change our view of memory. We ...

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An extremely detailed map of the communication links between the hippocampus -- the brain's memory control center -- and the rest of the brain has been created. And it may change how we think about ...

A baby zebrafish is just half the size of a pea. A recent look inside its transparent brain, however, offers clues to the far bigger mystery of how we remember—and how we forget. In an experiment that ...

This image could be hung in a gallery, but it started life as a tiny chunk of a woman’s brain. In 2014, a woman undergoing surgery for epilepsy had a tiny chunk of her cerebral cortex removed. This ...

We found that STFP memory formation is mediated by the parallel transfer of social information from the accessory olfactory bulb directly to the COApm, and of olfactory information from the main ...

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New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...