How brain waves guide memory formation, MIT News
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A new study from MIT neuroscientists finds that neurons hum at different frequencies to tell the brain which memories it should store.
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Brain Sciences, Free Full-Text
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Metastable brain waves
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Brain waves driven more by remembering an event than the event itself
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Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises, MIT News
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Brain Scientists Learn To Alter And Even Erase Memories
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How 40 Hz Light and Sound Waves Could Halt Alzheimer's
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New study reveals how brain waves control working memory
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MIT neuroscientists build case for new theory of memory formation, MIT News
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Contrary to Previous Belief – New Study Links Brain Waves Directly to Memory
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Researchers show that memories reside in specific brain cells, MIT News
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Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies, MIT News