Spatial Memory News Today

How a simple game uncovered a mesmerizing world of complexity.

Vanderbilt University has named Timothy P. McNamara, a visionary leader, trusted peer and mentor, as Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science for a two-year term beginning July 1.

Through spatial memory, anyone can unlock their potential for memorization and recall. Among many memorization techniques, the memory palace is a known effective method for retaining and recalling information.

These tiny songbirds have extraordinary memories for the tens of thousands of spots where they hide food. But that doesn’t help when heavy snow blocks their access.

Researchers discovered that animals can imagine remote places, past events and objects after examining the rats' inner thoughts or hippocampal activity. Read here.

Everything you need to know about Apples Vision Pro headset, and its play to control augmented reality computing.

Scientists have unveiled the hidden intelligence of Heliconius butterflies, showcasing their exceptional spatial learning abilities. This revelation challenges conventional notions about insect cognition, providing a fresh perspective on the intricate capabilities of these delicate creatures.

Apples new Spatial Memories feature looks incredible, but it will be nothing unless Apple brings it to iPhone 15.

People in a study recalled the positions of dozens of objects with good if not perfect accuracy, a finding that expands our understanding of spatial and temporal memory.

MIT Professor Ila Fiete received the Society for Neuroscience's Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience for her breakthrough research modeling hippocampal grid cells.