Memory and Learning · Brain
Where new memories are formed — but not where they live.
Deep in each temporal lobe sits a curved structure named after a seahorse. It's essential for forming new lasting memories — and yet the memories themselves aren't stored there.
There's more: where new memories are formed — but not where they live. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.
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