Neural mechanism may underlie an enhanced memory for the unexpected

The human brain excels at using past experiences to make predictions about the future. However, the world around us is constantly changing, and new events often violate our logical expectations. 'We know these unexpected events are more likely to be remembered than predictable events, but the underlying neural mechanisms for these effects remain unclear,' says lead researcher, Dr Nikolai Axmacher, from the University of Bonn in Germany...

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