Strong memories are encoded by teams of neurons working together in synchrony Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven’t seen in years yet... Read more
Neuroscientists at EPFL have located the cells that help reprogram long-lasting memories of traumatic experiences towards safety, a first in neuroscience. The study is published in Science.... Read more
Research in marine snails could lead to new treatments to restore memories and alter traumatic ones UCLA biologists report they have transferred a memory from one marine snail to another, cr... Read more
University of Sussex scientists have made a telling breakthrough in detailing the formation of ‘flashbulb memories’, which can help a snail find a sugary treat but also mean a wa... Read more
Findings by UC Riverside team have therapeutic implications in PTSD and phobias Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have devised a method to selectively erase particular f... Read more
New study of snail neurons suggests memories that trigger anxiety, PTSD could be ‘erased’ without affecting normal memory of past events Different types of memories stored in the same neuron... Read more
MIT study also identifies the brain circuit that links feelings to memories. Most memories have some kind of emotion associated with them: Recalling the week you just spent at the beach prob... Read more