Brain Signal Predicts Working Memory Prowess
... Some people are better than others at remembering what they have just seen — holding mental pictures in mind from moment to moment. An individual’s capacity for such visual working memory ca...

Human Gene Affects Memory
... NIH scientists have shown that a common gene variant influences memory for events in humans by altering a growth factor in the brain's memory hub. On average, people with a particular version of t...

Monkey’s Memory Cells Caught in the Act of Learning
... NIH-funded scientists have detected direct evidence of individual brain cells signaling the formation of new memories. Neurons they call "changing cells" in the hippocampus, the brain's memory hub...

Study in Flies Allows Researchers to Visualize Formation of a Memory
... For the first time, researchers have used a technique called optical imaging to visualize changes in nerve connections when flies learn. These changes may be the beginning of a complex chain of events...