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Learning and memory are generally thought to be composed of three major steps: encoding events into the brain network, storing the encoded information, and later retrieving it for recall.

Neuroscientists retrieve missing memories in mice with early Alzheimer’s symptoms. In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, patients are often unable to remember recent experiences. [...]

Memories that have been “lost” as a result of amnesia can be recalled by activating brain cells with light. In a paper published today in the journal Science, researchers at MIT reveal that they [...]