Memory ensembles: To preserve its memories, the brain must regulate its neural networks
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 15:11
in Psychology & Sociology
For over forty years, neuro-scientists have been interested in the biological mechanisms underlying the storage of the information that our brain records every day. Today, a team of researchers demonstrates how the brain regulates the size of the neuronal ensembles that reflect the memory trace to optimize performance. By targeting neurons in the hippocampus, the scientists show that it is possible to inhibit -- or on the contrary to resurface -- a memory.