Wednesday, February 18, 2015

'Mental Time Travel' by the Brain Better Understood

Scientists highlight on how human brain processes elaborate memories by analyzing the brain activity of individuals performing a simple memory recollection task. In Proust's novel Recollection of Things Past, the distinctive smell of a lemon madeleine launches the narrator on a long, involved reminiscence of his past that fills seven chapters. It is an extreme example of what neuroscientists term "mental time travel" - the recollection of memories so ...

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