What makes a memory? It may be related to how hard your brain had to work

Published on May 13, 2024

The human brain filters through a flood of experiences to create specific memories. Why do some of the experiences in this deluge of sensory information become ‘memorable,’ while most are discarded by the brain? A computational model and behavioral study developed by Yale scientists suggests a new clue to this age-old question, they report in the journal Nature Human Behavior.

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