A drawing of a brain with roads and maps drawn on different sections to represent memory of location information, which is controlled by place cells in the hippocampus.

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The Brain’s Inner DJ Balances Electrical Activity to Build Memories

Place cells in the hippocampus integrate signals from other brain regions to create and adapt memories of locations, shedding light on learning and memory.

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How the Art of Storytelling Alters Memory Formation

A woman capturing a photograph of an elephant, while on a safari. Such salient moments can strengthen the memory of mundane stuff that occurred before or after.

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Why Do Some Memories Stick, But Others Fade Away?

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A child cups a lemon hanging from a tree to his face, closing his eyes and smelling intensely. As an adult, the smell of a lemon may bring back specific memories from his childhood—the ability of smell (and taste) to suddenly trigger vivid, emotional memories is called the “Proust effect” after the French novelist Marcel Proust.

Why Do Certain Smells Bring Back Old Memories?

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Non-Neuronal Cells Can “Remember” Certain Stimuli

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Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Babies Form Memories. Why Do Adults Forget Them?

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

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How the Brain Selects What Experiences to Keep

Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | | 4 min read

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The Making of a Memory

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

Two test tubes containing roundworms sit on a bucket of ice.

Icing Worms to Prolong Memory

Laura Tran, PhD | | 4 min read

3D illustration of purple neurons.

An Immune Mechanism Maintains Memory

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

Forget Something? You’re Supposed To Do That

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

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