Study reveals three brain regions that link the brain’s perception and memory systems – News-Medical.net

As we move through the world, what we see is seamlessly integrated with our memory of the broader spatial environment. How does the brain accomplish this feat? A new study from Dartmouth College reveals that three regions of the brain in the posterior cerebral cortex, which the researchers call “place-memory areas,” form a link between the brain’s perceptual and memory systems. The findings are published in Nature Communications.
As we navigate our surroundings, information enters the visual cortex…

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