memory formation hinges on connections between groups of engram cells, which are neurons thought to capture and store ...

Hardy Hagena and Professor Denise Manahan-Vaughan conducted the study using optogenetics ... which in turn provides the ...

Mice are one of the species that we know experience infantile amnesia. And, thanks to over a century of research on mice, we have some sophisticated genetic tools that allow us to explore what's ...

In a new co-authored book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth A. Kensinger points out some surprising facts about how memories work Explaining the science behind memory and ...

“Memory is identity,” the British author ... a system that combines classic molecular biology and the emerging field of optogenetics, in which lasers are deployed to stimulate cells ...