Memories are generally considered to be embodied in the connection strengths between
neurons. Finding the exact synaptic connections responsible for memories out of hundreds …

Why can we recollect some events but not others? Part of the answer is that all events are
not equal; they differ in how they are initially encoded into memory. Memory encoding—the …

Cognitive neuroscientists agree that there are multiple forms of memory, each mediated by
distinct brain pathways (1, 2). There is not such ready agreement, however, as to the critical …

Packed into the kilogram or so of neural wetware between the ears is everything we know: a
compendium of useful and trivial facts about the world, the history of our lives, plus every …

BACKGROUND The idea that memory is stored as enduring changes in the brain dates
back at least to the time of Plato and Aristotle (circa 350 BCE), but its scientific articulation …

1246 20 to 30 minutes to reach a stable state. What do these findings suggest about spatial
processing within the hippocampus? One possibility is that CA3 encodes the animal's …

Memories are integrated into interconnected networks; nevertheless, each memory has its
own identity. How the brain defines specific memory identity out of intermingled memories …

How do neurons encode long-term memories? Bilateral imaging of neuronal activity in the
mouse hippocampus reveals that, from one day to the next,~ 40% of neurons change their …

The medial temporal lobe is crucial for the ability to learn and retain new declarative
memories. This form of memory includes the ability to quickly establish novel associations …

A number of observations in recent years demonstrates that across all levels of organization,
memory is inherently fluid. On the cognitive-behavioral level, the innocent act of …