Mind CircuitA magazine about the scientists who study the brain, the discoveries that changed neuroscience, and the everyday workings of the mind.https://relesbrainq.com/enJin Hyung Lee, reading the brain like a circuit boardhttps://relesbrainq.com/stories/jin-hyung-lee-brain-circuits/https://relesbrainq.com/stories/jin-hyung-lee-brain-circuits/From electrical engineering in Seoul to neuroscience at Stanford: following Professor Jin Hyung Lee, who led the work on optogenetic fMRI.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTPeopleJin Hyung Leebrain circuitsoptogeneticsfMRIStanfordThe memories left by a patient who could not remember — H.M. and the hippocampushttps://relesbrainq.com/stories/patient-hm/https://relesbrainq.com/stories/patient-hm/After brain surgery in 1953, Henry Molaison could no longer form new memories. Decades of research showed that memory is not one thing.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDiscoverieshippocampusmemorypatient H.M.Brenda Milnerhistory of neuroscienceWhat happens to memories while you sleephttps://relesbrainq.com/stories/sleep-and-memory/https://relesbrainq.com/stories/sleep-and-memory/The observation that sleeping after learning helps memory dates back to 1924. Follow the research on how the sleeping brain replays the day's experiences.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe everyday brainsleepmemoryhippocampuscognitive scienceWhy is multitasking so hard? The cost of shifting attentionhttps://relesbrainq.com/stories/why-multitasking-is-hard/https://relesbrainq.com/stories/why-multitasking-is-hard/Doing two things at once really means switching between them fast. Task-switching research explains what each switch costs.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe everyday brainmultitaskingattentioncognitive scienceworking memoryWhy does a phone number you just heard slip away so fast?https://relesbrainq.com/stories/why-phone-numbers-slip/https://relesbrainq.com/stories/why-phone-numbers-slip/Forgetting a number seconds after hearing it isn't bad memory. From Miller's magic seven to Cowan's four chunks, here is why.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe everyday brainworking memorycognitive sciencememorychunking