Scientists ‘watch’ rats string memories together
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 20:00
in Psychology & Sociology
By using electrode implants to track nerve cells firing in the brains of rats as they plan where to go next, scientists say they have learned that the mammalian brain likely reconstructs memories in a way more like jumping across stepping stones than walking across a bridge. The research sheds light on what memories are and how they form, and gives clues about how the system can fail.