a: hippocampus ~
b: scratch-pad of memory

What:

"Researchers think that a part of the brain called the hippocampus is like the scratch-pad of memory, where we put new things that have been experienced or learned until they can be filed for long-term storage. During sleep, these memories are 'reactivated' and transferred to the cortex. "


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Writer: Kerri Smith
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Date: Feb 21 2014 4:26 PM


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