Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...

The new book Memory Lane convincingly demonstrates how memories are like Lego buildings that are constantly being rebuilt.

The uniqueness of human consciousness is demonstrated in research proving the human brain stores memories differently than ...

A new study has identified brain regions crucial for remembering words and how they are affected in people with temporal lobe ...

How does the brain retain a sequence of events in memory? Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University ...

What causes a false memory? Created with Sketch. Human memory is pliable and easy to manipulate. A distorted memory or the introduction of later, false information can affect how we recall events ...

Our human brain has a remarkable capacity for storing and recollecting memories over a lifetime. A physical space, a smell, or a familiar situation can alone bring back a memory, and our brain ...

Humans are known to rapidly adapt their mental processes and behavior based on feedback they receive from the world around ...

AI systems which remember past events perform better in several important domains, suggesting this kind of memory may be a critical aspect of learning and general intelligence. This could shed new ...

The entire genome is about 3 billion letters long, according to the National Human Genome research institute. The crystal ...