Tuesday, April 30, 2019

What makes memories stronger?

Scientists have found that highly demanding and rewarding experiences result in stronger memories. By studying navigation in rats, the researchers traced back the mechanism behind this selective memory enhancement to so-called replay processes in the hippocampus, the memory-processing center of the brain.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2LlIl74

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