Memory Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Connected brain regions turn off communication between them when one region is disrupted to prevent affecting memory or behavior.

Policywise

Lost, but not forgotten: Preserving a stranger’s memory

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021Death, Headstone, Memory, Narrative Medicine, Stranger, Tomb

A story about the importance of simple good deeds and questions of memorializing and responsibility postmortem.

From The Labs

From my perspective: Dr. Gido Van De Ven shares his experiences during postdoctoral training

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020AI, Memory, postdoc, Research

Dr. Gido Van De Ven tells us about his passion for research connecting neuroscience and artificial intelligence and about working remotely during COVID-19 times.

From The Labs

Teaching AI to remember

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020AI, artificial inteligence, deep neural networks, forgetfulness, Memory, replay, Research

Researchers developed a new method to protect artificial intelligence (AI) from forgetting what it previously learned.

From The Labs

NFIA gene reveals a new facet of astrocyte function

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020astrocytes, learning, Memory, NFIA, Research

Astrocytes are no longer seen only as supporting cells of the healthy adult brain. Increasing experimental evidence not only shows that they are a diverse

From The Labs

This brain circuit allows the feeding and memory centers to talk to each other

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019appetite, Brain, chromosome 17, hippocampus, hypothalamus, intellectual disability, Memory, NCOR1/2, neurodevelopmental defects, Research

It was not what the researchers were expecting to find when they set out to investigate how the protein complex NCOR1/2 regulates memory. “We knew

From The Labs

Making moves and memories, are they connected?

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018Brain, brain cortex, Cerebellum, cognitive function, Memory, muscle control, Research

It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a structure found in the back

From The Labs

How the brain remembers fearful experiences

March 31, 2017Alzheimer's Disease, brain circuits, brain spike pattern, fear, fearful experience, Memory, Neuroscience, place cells, rat model

Dr. Daoyun Ji drives to his lab every morning. If asked, he can easily recall the route he takes, “but, what are the brain signals

From The Labs

A new experimental system sheds light on how memory loss may occur

August 26, 2016Alzheimer's Disease, entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, ivermectin, Memory, Neuroscience

Two interconnected brain areas – the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex – help us to know where we are and to remember it later. It

Momentum

Keeping mind active improves aging memory

September 26, 2014October 7, 2016Aging, Dr. Anita Woods, Geriatrics, Huffington Center on Aging, Memory, Nutrition and Wellness

Feeling forgetful? Don’t automatically blame your “aging brain.” Our expert at Baylor College of Medicine’s Huffington Center on Aging, says memory loss has relatively little to do