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Features

M AY 2020

THE SCIENTIST THE-SCIENTIST.COM VOLUME 34 NUMBER 05

38

Putting New Neurons

in Their Place

Adult neurogenesis, already known

to play a role in learning and memory,

also figures into mental health and possibly

even attention, new research suggests.

BY ASHLEY YEAGER

32

Memories of Time

Rats and equations help researchers

develop a theory of how the human

brain keeps track of past experiences.

BY CATHERINE OFFORD

24

Manipulating Memory

Strategies to make lab animals

forget, remember, or experience

false recollections probe how memory

works, and may inspire treatments

for neurological diseases.

BY AMBER DANCE

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