Learning & Memory
December 15, 2021
Meet Andrès Villegas
How did a neurodiverse family shape a scientist's interest in the brain? Meet Andrès Villegas, graduate student in the Siegelbaum lab
Learning & Memory
December 8, 2021
New Findings Reveal How The Brain’s Memory Center Filters Out Unimportant Details
A study in mice that sheds light on how the brain remembers key details could one day help treat disorders impacting memory
Learning & Memory
December 1, 2021
Brain Cells in Mice That Create Mental Maps Are More Connected Than Previously Thought
New techniques for monitoring small groups of brain cells in mice challenge a tenet of how neurons work together to form memories
Learning & Memory
November 29, 2021
New Research Investigates What Drives Us to Learn
Learning & Memory
November 15, 2021
New Discovery Highlights the Power of Resting for Remembering
A new study in mice reveals how periods of rest help memory cells remember entire environments
The Senses
October 27, 2021
How the Brain Perceives Landmarks
Mice navigating virtual environments reveal brain activity that adjusts mental maps.
Learning & Memory
July 30, 2021
How the Brain Learns to Value the Road Not Taken
Study that asked people to pick paintings reveals bias in how memories of past decisions influence future decisions
Learning & Memory
July 23, 2021
How Brains Get “In the Zone”
Mouse research links motivation for mental state to dopamine, a brain chemical implicated in Parkinson’s and other diseases.
Learning & Memory
July 15, 2021
Brain Region Draws Map for Food-Caching Birds
A brain region that allows birds to remember thousands of food hiding spots during the winter offers a new way to study memory, with implications for disease and AI.
Learning & Memory
June 10, 2021
Novelist Nicole Krauss Explores 12 Questions with Brain Scientists
In conversation with Daphna Shohamy, PhD, a writer connects neuroscience to narrative.
