Rewriting the Rules: Scientists Solve an Episodic Memory Mystery

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

'Memory manipulation is inevitable': How rewriting memory in the lab might one day heal humans

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare for the future.
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Separate neurons for content and context enable flexible human memory

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...
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Archaeologists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Evidence of Poison Arrows, Which Hunters Used to Slow Down Their Prey 60,000 Years Ago

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...