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Forgetting Has Its Benefits - WSJ.com

Citation added: November 15th, 2008, 12:33 am
Neuroscientists say forgetting is crucial to the efficient functioning of the mind, to learning, adapting and recalling more significant things.
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Questioning the purpose of sleep | Restless | The Economist

Citation added: September 18th, 2008, 5:15 pm
What’s more, the Italian cases lend support to an idea that has been gathering steam in recent years: that wakefulness and sleep are not mutually exclusive. In other words, the human brain can be awake and asleep at the same time.
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For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving - NYTimes.com

Citation added: September 5th, 2008, 5:21 pm
Experts said the study had all but closed the case: For the brain, remembering is a lot like doing (at least in the short term, as the research says nothing about more distant memories).
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The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine - NYTimes.com

Citation added: August 6th, 2008, 3:31 pm
Importantly, the olfactory cortex is embedded within the brain’s limbic system and amygdala, where emotions are born and emotional memories stored. That’s why smells, feelings and memories become so easily and intimately entangled... Numerous studies have shown that smell memory is long and resilient, and that the earliest odor associations we make often stick.
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Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American

Citation added: August 1st, 2008, 8:10 pm
During slumber, our brain engages in data analysis, from strengthening memories to solving problems
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