A Good Memory or a Bad One? One Brain Molecule Decides.

Physicists are building neural networks out of vibrations, voltages and lasers, arguing that the future of computing lies in exploiting the universe’s complex physical behaviors.

Self-supervised learning allows a neural network to figure out for itself what matters. The process might be what makes our own brains so successful.

Of all the endless questions children and mathematicians have asked about infinity, one of the most fascinating has to do with its size.

Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like.

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‘I can’t remember anything’ is a common complaint these days. But is it because we rely so heavily on our smartphones? And do the endless alerts and distractions stop us forming new memories?

«When we’re not attending to an experience, we are less likely to recall it properly, and fewer recalled experiences could even limit our capacity to have new ideas and being creative»

While watching a fearful memory take shape in the brain of a living fish, neuroscientists see an unexpected level of rewiring occur in the synaptic connections.

«Neuroscientists generally agree that the brain forms memories by modifying its synapses — the tiny junctures where neurons meet. But most believe that it mainly does so by tweaking the strength of the connections, or how strongly one neuron stimulates the next, Fraser said.»

The mind palace is an ancient Greco-Roman technique that can help you improve your memory. Here's how to use it.