The Brain Rotates Memories to Save Them From New Sensations
New research demonstrates better how the brain "rotates" memories at 90 degree angles in order to "juggle" sensory information and short term memories: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-brain-rotates-memories-to-save-them-from-new-sensations-20210415/. Here's the research publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00821-9.
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