Saturday, December 5, 2009

Uncovering Secrets of Human Memory


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From CBS News:

Scientists Examine Famous Brain to Try and Understand Why We Remember Some Things and Forget Others.

(CBS) Today, at the University of California, San Diego Brain Observatory, scientists are shaving hair-fine slices from a frozen and very special brain, seeking to uncover the source of human memory, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker.

"The goal of the lab is to paint a picture of what the brain is like and how that picture is different and makes us who we are," said Jacopo Annese, the director of the Observatory.

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