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Partially forgotten memories persist as dormant neural traces in the brain

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Is it true that partially forgotten memories persist as dormant neural traces in the brain?

Yes. Recent neuroscience research demonstrates that memories that appear to be forgotten continue to persist as dormant neural traces or engrams in the brain, where they can influence behavior and be reactivated.

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Multiple retrieved papers, most notably Paper [9] which directly investigates forgotten human episodic memories using high-resolution fMRI, and Paper [1] regarding dormant spatial traces, provide empirical evidence supporting the claim that forgotten memories persist as dormant neural engrams.

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Forgetting, Reminding, and Remembering: The Retrieval of Lost Spatial Memory
2004
Demonstrates that weakened or seemingly lost spatial memories can be reactivated by reminders, indicating dormant traces persist in the brain.
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Hoz, L. d., Martin, S. J., & Morris, R. (2004). Forgetting, Reminding, and Remembering: The Retrieval of Lost Spatial Memory. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020225

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Neural Traces of Forgotten Memories Persist in Humans and are Behaviorally Relevant
2025
Provides direct human neuroimaging evidence using 7T fMRI that the engrams of forgotten memories remain implemented in the brain and implicitly influence behavior.
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Willems, T., Zervas, K., Brogli, L., Rabe, F., Federspiel, A., & Henke, K. (2025). Neural Traces of Forgotten Memories Persist in Humans and are Behaviorally Relevant. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.02.656652

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