In the article “Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow,” published in Neuron and from neurosciencenews.com (https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-flow-neurons-10671/), the researchers examined how memories are flexibly formed and recalled on the cellular level. Previously, the researchers had discovered that neurons in the CA1 area of the hippocampus help an organism localize itself in space. In mice looking for water, the researchers found that neural activity in this region became elevated upon approaching the target. Based on this result, the researchers posed the question: what exactly in the brain, on the cellular level, directs this elevation of neural activity as the mouse approaches the water?
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