Nature publication
Excited to share that our new paper is out in Nature! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09910-2
Rodent neurons often mix content & context. But humans? We found neurons encode content & context largely separately, then dynamically combine them. Rather than storing rigid combinations, context is dynamically reinstated. We saw co-activation of distinct content & context neurons. The strength of this signal predicts memory performance. With learning, coordinated firing emerges consistent with synaptic plasticity and pattern completion.
This suggests the brain supports flexible memory by reusing content representations while reconstructing context as needed. Huge thanks to all co-authors and feel free to apply, we are looking for excellent PhD candidates and PostDocs!