… that memories are actually formed simultaneously in the hippocampus and the long-term storage location in the brain’s … then known only as Patient H.M., revealed that the hippocampus is essential for forming new long-term memories. Molaison, whose hippocampus was damaged during an operation meant to help …
… overall experience. These chunks of memory, stored in the hippocampus, are activated whenever a similar type of … It is well-established that certain cells in the brain’s hippocampus are specialized to store memories of specific … locations. Research in mice has shown that within the hippocampus, neurons called place cells fire when the animals …
… light on how the timing of a memory is encoded in the hippocampus, and suggests that time and space are encoded … cells’ organize memories by mapping information onto the hippocampus. This spatial and temporal context serves as a … that pyramidal cells (green) in the CA2 region of the hippocampus are responsible for storing critical timing …
… activity of hundreds of neurons in the LS and the hippocampus, a region known for encoding many forms of memory … proportion of its cells to encoding location than does the hippocampus, a much larger proportion of those cells respond … Finally, they found that neural activity between the hippocampus and the LS was most highly correlated among cells …
… Hippocampus as an interregional memory hub The hippocampus is known for playing a uniquely important role in … has made important discoveries about the interactions the hippocampus has with other parts of the brain to make memory …
… experiments in mice in a memory-making region called the hippocampus. The proteins that they found quickly team up, … in this rapid and fleeting process. By looking at the hippocampus of mice that were recently placed in a novel … block its activity. Introducing that molecule into the hippocampus, they found, prevented neurogranin-making and …