In mice, stress altered the way that the brain packaged memories, resulting in an unnecessary fear response — but drugs were ...

Tonegawa explains that the contextual information about these events – where and when they happened—is recorded in the brain’s hippocampus, whereas the emotional component of the memory is stored ...

This discovery reveals parallel processes for memory formation and offers potential therapeutic strategies for trauma-related ...

One of the most powerful assets of the brain is that it can store information as memories, allowing us to learn from our ...

Fearful memories are known to recruit neurons in a specific region of the brain called the amygdala. When we experience something frightening, the amygdala signals to other brain regions involved in ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising role for astrocytes—cells surrounding neurons—in deciding which memories are kept or ...

The amygdala is important for memory as well, including the integration of emotional responses into memory. The extent to which different brain regions are involved in memory depends on the type ...

Dreams have fascinated humans for centuries, serving as a source of inspiration, curiosity, and sometimes confusion. One ...

Researchers from Tohoku University discovered that part of the memory selection process depends on the function of astrocytes ...

New insights into the brain could pave the way for targeted treatments for anxiety, depression, and other mental health ...