Tuesday 15 April 2014

Study Sheds Light on How Memories are Born

By tracking brain activity when an animal stops to look around its environment, researchers claim they can mark the birth of a memory. Using lab rats on a circular track, James Knierim, professor of neuroscience in the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute at Johns Hopkins, and a team of brain scientists noticed that the rats frequently paused to inspect their environment with head movements as they ran. The scientists found that this behavior activated ...

via Medindia Health News More READ

No comments:

Post a Comment