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We all think with ideas and information that we hold in working memory. Working memory is like a scratch pad with a succession of content on the pad that is streamed into the brain's thinking ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Although we know that groups of cells working together in a specific brain region—the hippocampus—are vital for making, storing, and retrieving many types of memories, we still don't ...

Researchers have found that cells in the rat hippocampus -- a brain region that is essential for making memories -- are specifically organized into small clusters when fear-based memories are formed.

I was wondering if anyone could give their thoughts on the books <I>Computer Organization and Design</I> by David Patterson and John Hennessy and <I>Computer Architecture</I> by John ...

A simple memory trick has helped show researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers ...