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Memory is the mental ability to encode, store, and retrieve information, which allows you to retain knowledge over time and use it to guide your actions. Without memory, you couldn't develop language, maintain relationships, or form a personal identity.
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465,764 papers- About sleep's role in memory.ReviewPhysiological reviews · 2013Rasch B, Born JDOI: 10.1152/physrev.00032.2012
- Differential effects of non-REM and REM sleep on memory consolidation?ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports · 2014Ackermann S, Rasch BDOI: 10.1007/s11910-013-0430-8
- The hippocampus and related neocortical structures in memory transformation.ReviewNeuroscience letters · 2018Sekeres MJ, Winocur G, Moscovitch MDOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.05.006
- Diverse memory paradigms in Drosophila reveal diverse neural mechanisms.ReviewLearning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) · 2024Dwijesha AS, Eswaran A, Berry JA et al.DOI: 10.1101/lm.053810.123
- Memory and the brain.ReviewJournal of dental education · 2002Robertson LT
- Elements of episodic memory: insights from artificial agents.ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Boyle A, Blomkvist ADOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0416
- Learning and memory in molecular networks.ReviewBiochemical and biophysical research communications · 2025Lissek TDOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2025.152805
- Working memory(s).ReviewBrain and cognition · 1999Becker JT, Morris RGDOI: 10.1006/brcg.1998.1092
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