Where's my car? Key brain region in contextual memories studied by researchers
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 13:32
in Psychology & Sociology
A previously understudied part of the brain, the retrosplenial cortex, is essential for forming the basis for contextual memories, which help you to recall events ranging from global disasters to where you parked your car. Although it is known that a specific network of brain regions is important for contextual memory, it has remained unknown how different parts of the network contribute to this process, until now.