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… April 11, 2022 Research Findings A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions … shows that “engrams,” the ensembles of neurons encoding a memory, are widely distributed, including among regions not … for Basic Science. Research Article engram , memory consolidation Print Share In the media Discovery Curiosity …

… Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation New findings challenge standard model of memory consolidation. A new MIT study of the neural circuits that … Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation engram hippocampus prefrontal cortex …

… October 7, 2019 News Feature Memory and its meaning Lest anyone forget, in 1994 when MIT launched a Center for Learning and Memory that would later become The Picower Institute for … for memory research, Wilson notes, not only because of its consolidation role but also because in the absence of …

… Research Findings Engrams emerging as the basic unit of memory Though scientist Richard Semon introduced the concept … of the “engram” 115 years ago to posit a neural basis for memory, direct evidence for engrams has only begun to … important in memory linking, memory retrieval, and memory consolidation.” For as much as the field has learned, …

… Findings MIT neuroscientists build case for new theory of memory formation Learning and memory are generally thought to be composed of three major … In a more recent study of a process called systems consolidation of memory, the  researchers found engrams  in …

… Matthew Wilson  at the  Picower Institute for Learning and Memory  study how activity of a brain region called the … memories and memories of specific events — relates to memory formation and problem solving. In a new paper released … the brain. Read more Research Article hippocampus , memory consolidation Print Share In the media Salon: Bunny the …

… July 26, 2021 Research Findings Brain’s ‘memory center’ needed to recognize image sequences but not … hippocampus, a deeper structure strongly associated with memory but shrouded in mystery about exactly how. By … on the hippocampus, SRP only takes hold after a period of “consolidation,” for instance overnight during sleep. To test …

… December 20, 2024 Research Feature From Molecules to Memory On a biological foundation of ions and proteins, the … to new information or activity. The very existence of memory and our ability to retrieve it to guide our … This discovery contradicted the standard theory of memory consolidation, where memories form in the hippocampus before …

… It's just a different kind of activity.” Sleep improves memory and maintenance Wilson investigates how brain makes use of memory to function intelligently in the world. He studies … us. The finding provided support for observations that memory improves with sleep. Years of Wilson’s research have …