Understanding Memory Across the Brain

Memory is not built in a single region. It emerges from coordinated activity across the brain. The Ramirez Lab investigates how brainstem, thalamic, hippocampal, and cortical circuits interact to form and preserve memories, bridging neural dynamics from local microcircuits to large-scale brain-wide networks.

Based at the Instituto de Neurociencias Alicante (CSIC-UMH), a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence, we combine in vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, computational modelling, and mesoscopic imaging to understand the brain and to identify mechanisms with relevance for neurocognitive and stress-related disorders.