Your Brain is You: Learning and Memory (Part 5 of 6)

The brain stores and recalls information by literally changing its structure. Memories become a part of our neural networks and provide a context from which new memories and connections can form. Dr. David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and best-selling author at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), where he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action, and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law. Best known for his work on time perception, synesthesia, and neurolaw, Dr. Eagleman appears regularly on radio and television to discuss literature and science. Your Brain is You was produced by BCM's Learning Brain project, which is developing interdisciplinary neuroscience teaching materials for BioEd Online (www.bioedonline.org). The project is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the SEPA program, Office of the Director, NIH. Find more brain teaching resources at http://www.bioedonline.org/lessons-an....