Great advancements have been made in the field of neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Still, there were many mechanisms that remained mysterious. One of such mechanisms has been unfolded in a novel study, which explains how the human brain forms memories.

Study researchers said that from the studies on people having electrodes placed within their heads have unveiled that there are particular neurons in a zone known as mean secular lobe has an important place in quickly coming up with stories of every day functions.

Two authors of the research, Matias Ison and Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, asked 14 patients suffering from acute epilepsy to be part of a series of medical tests. The subjects were given a number of pictures showing popular actors and political personalities, like Jennifer Aniston, Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan.

Researchers said, “Recording such activity of even one lonely cell in a multitude of billions of neurons in the brain of a patient on a hospital ward is a technical achievement that only a few places in the world can achieve”.

In the second round, the participants were shown the composite images and, meanwhile, the researchers tracked the individual neurons’ activity. To cite an example, the neurons that responded to images of Leaning Tower of Pisa and the image of Clint Eastwood both activated.

From the study, the researchers were able to observe that neurons in the medial temporal lobe in brain are linked to developing episodic memory. It was quite surprising to know that the changes were quite rapid.