memory

Mice retain memories after losing half their brain connections, study finds

Long-term memories may not depend on the strength of individual connections between neurons, as neuroscientists have long believed. Instead, memories appear to survive through resilient clusters of synaptic architecture — a finding revealed by putting mice into artificial hibernation and…

NIH-funded study triggers sleep’s benefits in awake brains

Scientists have demonstrated that the restorative benefits of sleep can be induced in localized brain regions while an animal remains fully awake, a finding that could reshape understanding of why organisms need to sleep and point toward new treatments for…