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A brain circuit in the thalamus helps us hold information in mind
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A brain circuit in the thalamus helps us hold information in mind

by Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT researchers have found that neurons of the anteroventral thalamus (labeled green) play a critical role in spatial working memory. Neurons of the anterodorsal thalamus are labeled in red. Credit: Dheeraj Roy and Ying Zhang As people age, their working memory often declines, making it more difficult to...