EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 16 MIN
How Your Brain Switches Between Memory and Novelty
from HAKEYM News - HAK | EYM News · host Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander
In this episode,Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander reads and discusses a groundbreaking neuroscience article from NeuroscienceNews.com. We explore how the brain flexibly switches its communication pathways, balancing between recalling stored memories and processing new sensory information. This mechanism, driven by the interaction of slow theta and fast gamma rhythms regulated by inhibitory circuits, has profound implications for understanding attention, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and addiction. The research, led by Claudio Mirasso and Santiago Canals, was published in PLOS Computational Biology.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hakeym-news-hak-eym-news--6017353/support.📚 Explore the author’s exclusive bookstore. Discover the foundational texts of the UniquilibriuM philosophy, available directly at Books by UniquilibriuMStay awake and vibrant with Strong Coffee Company. An exclusive deal you'll not get elswhere. This is another way to support my work using the code HAKEEM.I earn commissions when you buy anything from Strong Coffee Company using my link and code "HAKEEM" https://MyDeals.Page/1gp9If you want to dig in deeper to more of my productions, go to HAK | EYM NEWS.
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In this episode,Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander reads and discusses a groundbreaking neuroscience article from NeuroscienceNews.com. We explore how the brain flexibly switches its communication pathways, balancing between recalling stored memories and processing new sensory information. This mechanism, driven by the interaction of slow theta and fast gamma rhythms regulated by inhibitory circuits, has profound implications for understanding attention, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and addiction. The research, led by Claudio Mirasso and Santiago Canals, was published in PLOS Computational Biology.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hakeym-news-hak-eym-news--6017353/support.📚 Explore the author’s exclusive bookstore. Discover the foundational texts of the UniquilibriuM philosophy, available directly at Books by UniquilibriuMStay awake and vibrant with Strong Coffee Company. An exclusive deal you'll not get elswhere. This is another way to support my work using the code HAKEEM.I earn commissions when you buy anything from Strong Coffee Company using my link and code "HAKEEM" https://MyDeals.Page/1gp9If you want to dig in deeper to more of my productions, go to HAK | EYM NEWS.
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