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Forget Something? You’re Supposed To Do That
Forgetting things appears to be a productive process and not a passive loss of information.
Forget Something? You’re Supposed To Do That
Forget Something? You’re Supposed To Do That

Forgetting things appears to be a productive process and not a passive loss of information.

Forgetting things appears to be a productive process and not a passive loss of information.

memory formation, neuroscience

Adult-Born Neurons Strengthen Memories While Mice Sleep
Ruth Williams | Jun 4, 2020 | 3 min read
The activation of young brain cells in adult mice is necessary not just for forming memories, but consolidating them during rapid eye movement sleep, a study shows.
Why Forgetting Is a Critical Part of Remembering
Hilde Østby and Ylva Østby | Oct 1, 2018 | 3 min read
The Østby sisters, one a neuroscientist and the other a writer, explore the uncharted territory of memory in their new book.
Learning Enhances Synapses Between “Memory Cells” in Mice
Diana Kwon | Apr 26, 2018 | 3 min read
A new technique reveals certain neuronal connections grow larger and denser when memories are made.
Neurons Compete to Form Memories
Tanya Lewis | Jul 21, 2016 | 3 min read
The same populations of brain cells encode memories that occur close together in time, according to new research.
Modifying Memories During Sleep
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 9, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers create a link between a location and a reward in sleeping mice.
How a Memory Is Made
Molly Sharlach | Nov 13, 2014 | 3 min read
Transcription factor levels dictate which neurons in a network store a memory.
Human Adult Neurogenesis Revealed
Dan Cossins | Jun 7, 2013 | 3 min read
Retrospective carbon dating of human hippocampal cells confirms substantial adult neurogenesis and suggests that the process contributes to brain function.
Watching the Brain Remember
Sabrina Richards | May 16, 2013 | 3 min read
For the first time, researchers visualize zebrafish memory retrieval in real time.
Forgetting Drug Addiction
Cristina Luiggi | Apr 16, 2012 | 1 min read
Researchers weaken the memories of drug use in recovering addicts.
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