Brain Stores Old Memories Differently From New Ones (The Medical Tribune) - Two studies, one in a man and one in mice, provide evidence that a part of the brain called the hippocampus plays a role in forming new memories, but is not needed to retrieve old memories once they are stored. Both studies were published in the Aug. 12 edition of Nature. http://www.intelihealth.com/enews?236653 -- Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] ^^^^ \ / \ | / Today’s Research \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure \ | / \|/ `````