How Memory Works
    Body & Brain

    How Memory Works

    Neurons that fire together wire together. Each recall actually rewrites the memory.

    Quick — remember this: 7-2-9-3-4-1-8. Got it? Now look away. Can you say it backwards? Your brain just used MEMORY. But how?

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