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Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like.
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For someone who’s not a Sherlock superfan, cognitive neuroscientist Janice Chen knows the BBC’s hit detective drama better than most. With the help of a brain scanner, she spies on what happens inside viewers’ heads when they watch the first episode of the series and then describe the plot.

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Nature 553, 146-148 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-00107-4

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