Memory: The Majestic Case of an Amnestic Trace

Anahita B Hamidi; Steve Ramirez

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.007

Memory: The Majestic Case of an Amnestic Trace

Curr Biol. 2018 Jul 23;28(14):R784-R786. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.007.

Authors

Anahita B Hamidi¹, Steve Ramirez²

Affiliations

¹ Boston University, Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: ahamidi@bu.edu.
² Boston University, Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: dvsteve@bu.edu.

PMID: 30040937
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.007

Abstract

Memories formed during infancy are forgotten in adulthood, a phenomenon called 'infantile amnesia'. New research suggests that these memories can be artificially recovered in adulthood, suggesting that they were never completely lost in the first place.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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MeSH terms

Amnesia*
Animals
Humans
Infant
Memory*
Mice