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Memory

Memory

Neurobiologists are honing in on how memories form, and then finding ways to erase them.

arrow The Man Who Couldn't Remember

MIT neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin describes her decades-long relationship with a famous "pure amnesic" named H.M.

arrow A Memorable Snail

In this web-exclusive video, UCLA's David Glanzman shows what a spineless sea snail can teach us about our brains.

arrow Memory in Action

In this bonus video, neurosurgeon Itzhak Fried taps into a patient's brain and witnesses how memories are recalled.

arrow Ask the Expert

Neuroscientist Andre Fenton, who conducted groundbreaking research "erasing" memories in rats, answers your questions.