Friday, November 29, 2013

Brain Cells 'Geotag' Memories To Cache What Happened — And Where

Scientists have identified special cells in the brain's hippocampus that mimic a trick of some digital cameras. These cells automatically 'tag' the memory of each event in our lives with information about where that event took place — the better to recall, perhaps, where we left our lost keys.

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