Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professor and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez, shown working with brain samples, is exploring the science of memory manipulation.

Our memories make us who we are—just ask Barbra Streisand. But despite the lyrics in many popular songs, memories aren’t frozen in time. When we call them up, the details shift and change. And ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists have found that memories are not static records but dynamic processes that change the brain’s wiring ...