WASHINGTON, D.C.: Recent studies on rats and mice — the first such on non-human animals — could have an important influence on how we think about the nature of memory, a University of Kansas philosopher said.
Using a technique called optogenetics in non-human animals, neuroscientists and psychologists discover how human memory works by studying false memories. A traditional way of thinking about memory presumes that the mind tends to work like a Rolodex, where information is stored and retrieved when it’s needed.