title: Neuroscience: Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind.
abstract: How does the brain hold information about multiple stimuli online after they have disappeared? A new study shows that neurons in the human medial temporal remain active while images are memorized, demonstrating that spiking activity keeps multiple memories online.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vision & Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Self
authors.affiliation: Department of Vision & Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Integrative Neurophysiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Psychiatry department, Academic Medical Center, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: p.roelfsema@nin.knaw.nl.
authors.forename: Pieter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Roelfsema
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009474:Neurons; D009488:Neurosciences; D013702:Temporal Lobe