Scientists discover a new class of memory cells for remembering faces
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Sun Jul 25 2021
Our brains have sensory cells, which process the faces that we see, and memory cells dedicated to storing data from person encounters. But until now, a hybrid neuron capable of linking vision to memory and explaining how we recall familiar faces remained elusive.Share:
Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we see a very familiar face, like that of our grandmothers. But the proposed “grandmother neuron” a single cell at the crossroads of sensory perception and memory, capable of prioritizing an important face over the rabble remained elusive.
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