Brain researchers uncover secrets of memory
<p> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>, <span word="store">store</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retrieve">retrieve</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>-<span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span>-<span word="Hermann">Hermann</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="Neurosurgeon">Neurosurgeon</span> <span word="Nitin">Nitin</span> <span word="Tandon">Tandon</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="epilepsy">epilepsy</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="Tyler">Tyler</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Tandon">Tandon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="platinum">platinum</span> <span word="electrodes">electrodes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tyler">Tyler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Tyler">Tyler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prosthetic">prosthetic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supplant">supplant</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computational">computational</span> <span word="level">level</span>," <span word="Tandon">Tandon</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="epilepsy">epilepsy</span>, <span word="Tyler">Tyler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="participant">participant</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>," <span word="Tyler">Tyler</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Patients">Patients</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Tyler">Tyler</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="communicates">communicates</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="where">where</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="when">when</span>" <span word="areas">areas</span>,” <span word="Tandon">Tandon</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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