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The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces

By Jordana Cepelewicz
January 14, 2019
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Emerging evidence suggests that the brain encodes abstract knowledge in the same way that it represents positions in space, which hints at a more universal theory of cognition.

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Stem Cells Remember Tissues’ Past Injuries

By Monique Brouillette
November 12, 2018
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Stem cells seem to retain memories of old injuries to improve future healing. When that system goes wrong, chronic inflammation can result.

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To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget

By Dalmeet Singh Chawla
July 24, 2018
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Researchers find evidence that neural systems actively remove memories, suggesting that forgetting may be the default mode of the brain.

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Slime Molds Remember — but Do They Learn?

By Katia Moskvitch
July 9, 2018
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Evidence mounts that organisms without nervous systems can in some sense learn and solve problems, but researchers disagree about whether this is “primitive cognition.”

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Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync

By Jordana Cepelewicz
June 6, 2018
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Researchers find that when working memory gets overburdened, dialogue between three brain regions breaks down. The discovery provides new support for a larger concept about how the brain works.

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With Strategic Zaps to the Brain, Scientists Boost Memory

By Jordana Cepelewicz
February 6, 2018
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Stimulating part of the cortex as needed during learning tasks improves later recall. The finding reveals more about the brain’s memory network and points toward possible therapies.

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Light-Triggered Genes Reveal the Hidden Workings of Memory

By Elizabeth Svoboda
December 14, 2017
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Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa’s lab is overturning old assumptions about how memories form, how recall works and whether lost memories might be restored from “silent engrams.”

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The Maestro of Memory Manipulation

By Emily Singer
June 23, 2016
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The neuroscientist Sheena Josselyn can evoke and erase memories in mice using new tools that precisely control the brain.

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New Clues to How the Brain Maps Time

By Emily Singer
January 26, 2016
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The same brain cells that track location in space appear to also count beats in time. The research suggests that our thoughts may take place on a mental space-time canvas.


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