Neuroscientists and psychologists have known for decades that the hippocampus plays a vital role in the encoding of declarative memories. In the 1990s, Larry Squire of the University of California, ...

A research team identified the brain's food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse brain that ...

Imagine you are meeting a friend for dinner at a new restaurant. You may try dishes you haven’t had before, and your surroundings will be completely new to you. However, your brain knows that you have ...

As materials age, they 'remember' prior stresses and external forces, which scientists and engineers can then use to create new materials with unique properties. A new study published in Science ...

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A brain visual working memory circuit holds information in mind about what has just been seen. It represents the memory and distinguishes among objects via unique patterns of brain wave ...

Alternative long-term media include optical discs rated for 5 to 100 years, with M-DISC advertising a lifespan of 1,000 years; however, nobody alive today can verify this claim. Current prototypes of ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 15, 2025) - Can memory influence what and how much we eat? A groundbreaking Monell Chemical Senses Center study, which links food memory to overeating, answered that question ...

Can memory influence what and how much we eat? A Monell Chemical Senses Center study, which links food memory to overeating, ...