Prefrontal neurons (top) communicate with those in the hippocampus (bottom) to conjure associated memories. (IMAGE)

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Prefrontal neurons (top) communicate with those in the hippocampus (bottom) to conjure associated memories.

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As mice navigate different rooms in virtual reality, the prefrontal neurons (top) communicate with those in the hippocampus (bottom) to conjure associated memories. Courtesy of Nakul Yadav. From Yadav, N., Noble, C., Niemeyer, J.E. et al. Prefrontal feature representations drive memory recall. Nature (2022).

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