"Generative AI Decodes Human Memory and Imagination"

A new study uses generative AI to simulate how the human brain processes memories for learning, imagination, and planning, shedding light on the interaction between the hippocampus and neocortex. The research demonstrates how the neocortex forms efficient conceptual representations from experiences, enabling the brain to recreate past events and imagine new scenarios. This provides insights into memory's role in survival, predicting future events, and understanding memory distortions, offering a deeper understanding of how memories enable us to learn, relive experiences, and construct new experiences for imagination and planning.