When a person’s brain receives sensory input, the electrical signals are decoded in various sensory areas of the cortex, and then combined in the brain’s hippocampus, the brain’s memory centre, into one single experience.  The hippocampus is then responsible for analyzing these inputs and ultimately deciding if they will be committed to long-term memory.  Memory can be impaired by various injuries and diseases. Damage to … Continue reading Human trials begin on ‘brain-chip’ to bypass brain damage and form memories.